Congress restores provisions of national organic standards

Congress restored provisions of the national organic standards Oct. 26--allowing non-organic ingredients such as baking powder, pectin and carbon dioxide--in foods that bear the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Organic seal.

To read more, click here:

http://www.gourmetnews.com/index.php?p=article&id=gn200510ORmbq8

To read what the Organic Trade Association's comments, click here:

http://www.ota.com/news/press/182.html

Check the facts on oraganic regulations:

http://www.ota.com/pp/legislation/Restoring_Organic_Program/index.html