USDA to Allow More Conventional Ingredients in Organics?
Wed 25 Jun 2008 6:15pm
By Lorraine Heller Food Navigator, 5/16/2007 - The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing to add a number of ingredients to the list of substances permitted for use in organic food products, in a move designed to prevent disruption to business when new regulations come into place next month. The additional 38 proposed substances include non-organic colors, starches and oils, which may [currently] be used only when an organic counterpart is not available commercially.
http://organicconsumers.org/articles/article_5217.cfm