Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Do we really need to stop the USDA from allowing conventional hops in "Organic" Beer?

Here's a copy of a message I posted on the Raw Food Meetup Group Discussion Board. Please feel free to comment:

I got an email from a friend with this very dramatic warning:

YOUR HELP IS STILL NEEDED

We need to put a lot more pressure on the USDA, demanding they re-open the public comment period on this issue. Industry was given two years, and the public was only given 7 days. Through that process, it appears the organic standards will be significantly weakened unless we can generate enough comments to force the USDA to reconsider its proposal to weaken organic standards.

Please inform all interested friends and colleagues and send a letter to the USDA here: http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_5225.cfm
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Looks pretty serious, right?

I went to the website to check it out and the subtitle there is: USDA & INDUSTRY TRY TO SNEAK BANNED CONVENTIONAL INGREDIENTS INTO ORGANIC BEER, SAUSAGE, & PROCESSED FOODS

And I laughed. And when I stopped, I thought this might make an interesting debate.

So here's a question for you - would you join in this protest, thinking maybe someday soon they will attempt to change the requirements for organic produce, or would you let it happen in hopes that it might actually help people stop eating those unhealthful things?

What's your opinion?

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