That is completely shocking.
I wonder how many “organic” frozen vegetables are really that.
Wow.
>>>I wonder how many “organic” frozen vegetables are really that.<<<
Since the Federalization of the Organic standards about 3 or 4 years ago, we have seen dozens of ‘compromises’ in the standards. Things like well, that chemical hasn’t been proven to be harmful, so it must be OK and still be organic. The cost of certification now has prompted only large corporate farms to be ‘Officially’ certified. It costs too much for a real organic gardener to get it done profitably. They even now try to control alternate descriptive labels - ‘Naturally Grown’ is one that I believe is still being used by small organic producers. Others just say ‘No Herbicides, No Pesticides, No Fungicides used in producing this item.’
It used to be that local groups were self-policing (a team of 3 local volunteers from the group - and in turn the inspected producer had his turn inspecting others) and they inspected their neighbors organic practices. Since federal standards were set and controlled by USDA, forget it...
Hmmmm, wonder if a large political campaign contribution would help get my ‘Organic Certification’?
Things like ‘Seeds of Certified Organically Grown origin must be used (if available)’ - look like a wide open barn door to me - does nothing to convince me that something is truly organic!
LOL Gee, I better get down off that soapbox... people might start thinking that I am some disgruntled old geezer...
http://www.organicconsumers.org/sos.cfm
SOS Campaign
After 35 years of hard work, the US organic community has built a multi-billion dollar alternative to industrial agriculture. Now large corporations, aided and abetted by the USDA and members of Congress, are moving to lower organic standards and seize control. For the sake of the earth and our health we must stop them.
Hmmm you mean I am not the only one worried about this?