Killer diet

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
> Date: May 21, 2004 8:45:25 AM EDT
> To: Dave Farber <dfarber () cs cmu edu>
> Subject: Killer diet
>
> Killer diet
> As Americans struggle to cut down on the carbs, the Bush 
> administration is helping pump up organic foods with preservatives, 
> mercury and PCBs.
>
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> By Amanda Griscom
>
> May 21, 2004  |  Over the course of 10 days in mid-April, the USDA 
> issued three "guidances" and one directive -- all legally binding 
> interpretations of law -- that threaten to seriously dilute the 
> meaning of the word "organic" and discredit the department's National 
> Organic Program. And the changes -- which would allow the use of 
> antibiotics on organic dairy cows, synthetic pesticides on organic 
> farms, and more -- were made with zero input from the public or the 
> National Organic Standards Board, the advisory group that worked for 
> more than a decade to help craft the first federal organic standards, 
> put in place in October 2002.
>
> ...
>
> http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/05/21/anti_organic/