The Department of Agriculture has proposed 38 ingredients that could be put in "USDA organic"-labeled foods even though they are not grown organically.
38 Non-Organic Ingredients Found in 'USDA Organic' Foods
38 Non-Organic Ingredients Found in 'USDA Organic' Foods
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Submitted by fthead9 on Fri, 2008-01-18 21:17.
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USDA v UK Organic Certification.
Thats the problem.
The US leads in almost everything but not in this.
The best standards you can have are IFOAM.
We are members of IFOAM - judge for yourselves.
OrganicAssistant Industry pages.
http://www.organicassistant.com/organisations/index.php
OrganicAssistant Consumer Pages.
http://www.organicassistant.com/
IFOAM.
http://www.ifoam.org/