US ORGANIC MEAT ROW
March 1st, 2003
BY PHILIP FINE
US organic producers are urging legislators to repeal a section of a new
law that waters down the definition of organic meat. The 2003 Omnibus
Appropriations Bill exempts those raising organic livestock from purchasing
organic feed if it costs twice as much as conventionally produced feed.
"This is insidious and should be stopped. Consumers want organic to mean
something," the Organic Trade Association's Barbara Haumann, told the Meat
Trades Journal. Two bills to repeal the rider have been introduced in both
the House and Senate. ...
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