Saturday, July 7, 2007

Canadian Farmers Want Clearer Standards Now

"Organic farmers want to see the definition of what can actually be sold as organic food tightened up.

"The use of the term organic is used very freely these days and soon it will be restricted so that only certified organic farmers can use that term," said Stuart Collins of Bryson Organic Farms near Shawville, Que.

Canada is due to implement national standards for organic labelling, but not until the end of 2008."


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