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China Quietly Muscles In on the Organic Food Market

Submitted by HaavBline, Jul 18, 2007 04:14

One sentence in this report says it all about this organic food craze:

"It's not a food safety program. It's a marketing program,"

If US growers of organic produce won't subject themselves to 3rd party tests, then this whole thing is pratically a scam.

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Has there been any official lab certified test of imported edamame from China for pesticides or other related health hazards? [MORE]	marshall Cohen	Dec 11, 2007 13:12
Last January I became ill from eating frozen organic produce from China that I had bought at Trader Joes. After I... [MORE]	cluppins	Sep 19, 2007 00:25
I have always been allergic to citrus fruits and found myself turning blue in the face the moment I bit... [MORE]	Merchant	Aug 31, 2007 00:59
Do your part now. Call, email or write your congressman. Better yet, visit the following web site and read about... [MORE]	Debby	Jul 25, 2007 16:27
Thanks for sharing the information on making a public comment about the NOP proposed revisions. Don't let the certified organic... [MORE]	Tami	Jul 26, 2007 23:50
I am a full-time Canadian Organic farmer supplying well over 2000 tons of grains and oilseeds to the Certified Organic... [MORE]	Matt	Jul 25, 2007 06:27
Under the organic regs, if organic food is tested and pesticide residues are detected, they must not be more than... [MORE]	Sam Fromartz	Jul 19, 2007 09:47
This is ridiculous. I don't want to buy "organic" products at my Whole Foods store only to find out that... [MORE]	Kelly	Jul 19, 2007 08:16
I agree with Kelly 100% !!! God only knows what the people have really been eating in light of all this...... [MORE]	Sheri	Jul 22, 2007 12:29
The law is already on the books,Big companys are in violation of the law if they are not puting the... [MORE]	Dennis	Jul 25, 2007 08:21
Josh, I think you article is a little misleading. Certified Organic products have been coming into the US form China for... [MORE]	George Kalogridis	Jul 18, 2007 18:15
hi, this is wendy from nz. we supply some organic food and beverage from new zealand to china and usa.... [MORE]	wendy	Jul 29, 2007 21:52
While the National Organic Program (NOP), housed in the Dept of Agriculture's Agriculture Marketing Service, likes to restrict their organic... [MORE]	Steve Gilman	Jul 18, 2007 12:14
One sentence in this report says it all about this organic food craze: "It's not a food safety program. It's a...	HaavBline	Jul 18, 2007 04:14