HERB - What's 'Organic'?

[Christine A Seelye-King]

<snip> genetically engineered food, irradiated food and food grown 
>in municipal sewage sludge...According to Agriculture Secretary Dan 
>Glickman, the USDA will now make "fundamental revisions" to the 
>proposal. The Big Three will be jettisoned, and a new draft will be 
>issued later this year..."
>They don't mention any legislation being passed...could this be on a 
>state level?
>
>Catriona Rowley

Sorry, you are right, it was genetic engineering, not chemical
pesticides. But, I heard on the news about a week and a half ago (NPR's
'All Things Considered', I believe), that the proposal had been approved
by the FDA.  They used the term "posted Federal Guidelines", so I don't
know if the term Legislation is appropriate, but the gist of it was
definately that those 3 qualifiers had been agreed on.  
And I don't recall them mentioning the USDA.  Slanted journalism?

Hmmmm, 
	Christianna

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