Step in to Save Organic Food and Farming; Rampant Abuse at the USDA Threatens Organic Farmers/Defrauds Eaters [ActionAlert prepared by the researchers at OrganicEye]

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. the last best hope for organics?

It is imperative that we convince him to channel his well-documented history of support for organic food and farming into reforming USDA oversight — if he just cheerleads organics, it will pay dividends to the corporations that have watered-down standards and hijacked the organic label.

1. As giant agribusinesses consolidated their marketplace power in organics, corporate lobbyists have achieved dominance in rulemaking, regulations, and enforcement — watering down the working definition of organic food.

2. During previous Democratic and Republican administrations, the USDA allowed giant “organic” livestock factories (producing eggs, meat, and milk), industrial hydroponic produce mislabeled as organic (despite being grown in soilless systems in sealed buildings), and copious fraudulent imports, forcing authentic family farmers out of business.

3. On his way out of office, USDA Secretary Vilsack ignored pleas to balance the needs of family farmers and consumers and continued to stack the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) with agribusinesses and corporate-influenced members.

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Step in to Save Organic Food and Farming; Rampant Abuse at the USDA Threatens Organic Farmers/Defrauds Eaters [ActionAlert prepared by the researchers at OrganicEye]