Environmentalists Fight Against the USDA National Standard for Organic Food

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The USDA's attempt to regulate this fast-growing sector of American agriculture suggests that the agency can no longer ignore consumer demand nor the growing community of organic farmers, many of whom are small-scale producers.

Consumers and environmentalists are against the new USDA national standard for organic food.

What’s in a name? Or, in this case, a label? According to the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) newest standards if you buy
foods that say “organic,” chances are that they not only
contain modified or irradiated ingredients, but that some

  • Published on Aug 1, 2000
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