I recently learned that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing to allow a list of synthetic ingredients to be used in organic production. I believe the intent is for the U.S. Senate to vote on a stealth rider to the 2006 Agriculture Appropriations Bill that will reduce responsibility for the organic standards by the NOSB and put this control in the hands of USDA.
Please go to www.senate.gov and encourage your Senator to:
?(1) Leave the federal statute - OFPA (Organic Food Production Act) - intact on organic standards.
?(2) Leave control over policies governing synthetic ingredients and substances, animal feed, and commercial availability of organic ingredients in the hands of the National Organic Standards Board and the organic community, not the USDA.
?(3) Fund and fully support appropriations for the NOSB, as well as appropriations to help farmers meet strict requirements for organic production.
Sneak Attack on Organic Standards
Moderator: CHGPA BOD