“USDA Organic products must contain at least 95 percent organic ingredients. The five percent non-organic ingredients could include additives or synthetics if they are on an approved list. The label must contain a list that identifies the organic, as well as the non-organic, ingredients in the product, and the name of the organic certifier.”
Its a good thing that Obama wants to double the budget of the USDA’s National Organic program with the growing number of “organic” foods coming onto the market, and the growing number of organic and local devotees…
A Post report of the USDA’s National Organic program put into question the integrity of the USDA organic food label. With “relaxed” federal standards, or the fact they they have never issue rigorous standards on what is organic and what gets a label or not, basically leaves the consumer guessing if a food is truly organic, or made with organic ingredients. The article mainly talks about the standards and the arbitrary assignment of what is or is not organic by the few working in the program at the USDA, but it doesn’t even get into the regulation of those semi-adhoc standards to ensure farmers and producers are truly adhering. Scary times for consumers if you ask me.
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