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nosmokes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 02:25 PM Original message |
USDA may relax standards for organic foods |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
1. The USDA has standards? |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
2. I don't trust ANYTHING with a USDA seal |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
3. BUHWAWAWA! |
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Bluestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
4. Well of course |
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Robson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 02:43 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. WAL*MART Does want it so they can destroy the high quality growers......You are correct |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
5. gee, relaxing standards is exactly what we need |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
7. Hey why not!? The fastfood corps and the anti-RDA crowd rolled over |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
8. This is EXACTLY what organic supporters said would happen |
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peacebird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
9. damn! Wild Hop was a fine tasting beer.... arghhhh. How can it be sold as "organic" |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
10. So, then--there's "organic" and there's "USDA Organic"-- is that it? |
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hvn_nbr_2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
11. The corporate tools at USDA think "organic" means only "higher price" |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
12. People choose organic food if they are allergic to food colorings |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
13. And you know what will happen hereafter. |
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Ezlivin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
14. Do an Orwell on 'em - change the term to "NoChem" |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 09:03 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. absolutely. I think real organic growers should have a private entity who |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 09:10 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. That's a great idea |
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KT2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
15. Free markets indeed |
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otherlander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
16. So organic no longer means anything. |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 01:03 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. It's basically a worthless cert. |
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conspirator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 01:08 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Yep. Organic will become as credible as "light" products or "fair trade". All bullshit nt |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 01:16 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. As long as people believe |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
19. They relaxed standards once,now again? |
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