More on the Aurora Agreement

"Aurora Organic Dairy, one of America's largest organic milk producers, has been ordered to cease applying the U.S. Department of Agriculture's organic label to certain milk and reduce the size of its herd under a consent agreement with the agency.

The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) said late Wednesday the deal signed by Aurora Aug. 23 was in response to "several shortcomings" it found during an investigation of the company's Platteville, Colo., dairy.

The investigation was prompted by a complaint filed in November 2005 by the Cornucopia Institute alleging violations of National Organic Program (NOP) regulations, including insufficient pasture for its animals."

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