USDA Guts Organic Standards

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'Last week the USDA announced a change in the organic ingredients “sunset” policy — without any kind of public review. You see, before last week, if a company wanted to include a non-organic (synthetic) ingredient in certified organic foods, the ingredient had to apply for an exemption which would expire after five years unless it was re-exempted by a decisive, two-thirds majority vote of the National Organic Standards Board.

That is no longer the case.

Why even have exemptions?

While exemptions do seem counter-intuitive when you’re fighting for organic standards, the goal behind their creation was the growth of the organic food industry.'

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