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Fishy labeling.(Congress approved a provision to allow wild-harvested seafood to be labeled organic. )(Brief Article)
On April 16, 2003, Congress approved a provision to allow wild-harvested seafood to be labeled organic. However, this blow to fish farmers is also outraging some organic advocates.
The Alaska-backed bill allows wild fish to be labeled organic, but it's been an upstream battle. Critics, including organic purists, say that no one knows or controls what wild fish eat. In fact, an advisory panel to the US Department of Agriculture concluded in 2001 that wild seafood should not qualify as organic, but it left the door open to the idea that farmed fish might be labeled organic.
Proponents of Alaska salmon, however, counter that wild fish are inherently natural and pristine--whereas farmed fish are plagued with ...
- China Marine Food Group Limited Leads Government Sponsored Research Project for...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire July 2, 2009 700+ words
SHISHI, China, July 2 / PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Marine Food Group Ltd. (BULLETIN BOARD: CMFO) , a China-based processor of seafood- based snack foods and fresh and frozen marine catch, today announced the Company's plans to lead a government-sponsored research project focused on
- Court orders USDA to develop stricter standards for milk labeled organic.
- Newspaper article from: WI State Journal (Madison, WI) June 28, 2005 700+ words
...synthetic ingredients in products labeled organic and requiring dairy producers to feed...the last three months. Milk can be labeled organic only after the transitional year...regulations for determining what can be labeled organic violated the Organic Foods Production...
- Setting organic standards; Confusion over the variety of products being labeled...
- Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) Hogan/Albach, Susan March 7, 2000 700+ words
...Mass. But confusion over the variety of products being labeled organic is prompting the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA...ingredients are organic. But under the new rules, anything labeled organic will have to be certified organic, according to industry...
- RULING AFFECTS GOING ORGANIC COURT ORDERS USDA TO DEVELOP STRICTER STANDARDS...
- Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) Stein, Jason June 28, 2005 700+ words
...ruling this month banning synthetic ingredients in products labeled organic and requiring dairy producers to feed their cows all organic...goes to 100 percent for the last three months. Milk can be labeled organic only after the transitional year. Consumers advocates say...
- Publication No. WO/2009/078396 Published on June 25, Assigned to Nihon...
- News wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News June 30, 2009 700+ words
...developed a process for production of radioactive-fluorine-labeled organic compound. The patent has been assigned to Nihon Medi...in the process for producing a radioactive-fluorine-labeled organic compound." The invention carries International Patent...
- Be careful: Pesticides labeled organic are still killers.(Arts and Lifestyle)
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Tomolonis, Andy September 3, 2000 700+ words
Just because a pesticide is labeled "organic," doesn't mean it's harmless. The organic tag simply means the pesticide is made from substances derived from nature - usually...
- Wild fish may be labeled organic.(FOOD LABELS)(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: The Kiplinger Agriculture Letter May 2, 2003 700+ words
A new law says wild fish can be labeled organic. The provision was a last-minute add-on to the 2003 spending bill by Alaska's senators. Organic and consumer groups are...
- Fifty eight percent of the online public has purchased a food item labeled...
- Magazine article from: The Food Institute Report December 16, 2002 700+ words
* Fifty eight percent of the online public has purchased a food item labeled organic, according to a recent eBrain Market Research Online Poll. Availability is increasing as well, with 62% of consumers purchasing...
