Friday, June 15, 2007

From the OCA, With Love

"Dear Mr. Fecht:

As a longtime member of IFOAM, the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements, the Organic Consumers Association recognizes that the proposed revisions of the IFOAM "Benchmarks of Standards" were clearly drafted with the four principles of organic farming-health, ecology, fairness, and care-in mind. Unfortunately, in its attempt to foster international equivalence, the new draft IBS is likely to encourage wide disparities in organic standards."


Read the letter