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Organic: Friend or Faux?
Organics program weakened under Bush administration changes, activists say |
Amanda Griscom |
18 May 2004 |
Muckraker |
| Organic: Friend or Faux? Organics program weakened under Bush administration changes, activists say By Amanda Griscom 18 May 2004 The Bush administration is giving Americans new reason to watch what they eat -- and it's got nothing to do with carbs. Sealed with a hiss? Over the course of 10 days in mid-April, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued three "guidances" and one directive -- all legally binding interpretations of law -- that threaten to seriously dilute the meaning of th ... |
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| Topics: ag policy, food, Muckraker, organic food, politics (all these topics) |
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