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Thursday, November 03, 2005

Kucinich speaks out against bill to weaken organic standard

In his opposition to the agriculture appropriations bill, Rep. Dennis Kucinich points out that some of the bill's provisions - authored by lobbyists for Big Agriculture - would allow the use of synthetic ingredients in organic products. This, he said, would lead to an undermining of consumer confidence in organic products and ultimately hurt the industry.

For his complete comments, go here.

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