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U.S. organic farmers speak out on labeling rules
Organic farmers who organized a wave of grassroots protest against =
proposed federal rules urged regulators Tuesday to uphold high standards =
for production of such food, not to weaken them. The Organic Trade =
Association joined 130,000 consumers, trade groups and agribusinesses in =
submitting formal comments to the Department of Agriculture about its =
proposed rules for labeling food "organic." The flood of public comments =
was a record for any USDA rulemaking and is scheduled to end Thursday. =
About two-thirds of the comments were form letters generated by the =
Organic Trade Association's grassroots campaign to oppose the use of =
irradiation, sewage sludge or genetically modified organisms in organic =
food.
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