Here’s a an op-ed published I wrote for the Rocky Mountain News focusing on the recent agreement between Aurora Organic Dairy and the USDA.

 
   

By Samuel Fromartz
September 8, 2007
After
years of complaints and aggressive public advocacy, the U.S. Department
of Agriculture last week did what it should have done long ago: It
forced the largest private- label organic milk company in the nation -
Boulder-based Aurora Organic Dairy - to amend its farming practices so
they comply with regulations.

The department also threatened to revoke the company’s organic
certification, which allows it to sell organic milk, if it failed to
comply during a one-year probationary period.

This enforcement action was among the most significant the USDA
has taken to protect the organic marketplace. Earlier this year, it
shut down a big organic dairy in California, which also flouted the
regulations.

It’s a win for organic consumers, ensuring that the
private-label organic milk they are buying for $5 to $6 a gallon […]

Original post by Samuel Fromartz and software by Elliott Back

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