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Corporations Sneak Synthetic Preservatives into Organic Food [1]

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Common Dreams
August 9, 2012

Organic Watchdog Files Formal Legal Complaint with USDA

WASHINGTON - August 9 - The Cornucopia Institute, a not-for-profit policy research organization based in Wisconsin, filed a formal legal complaint with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) against several infant formula manufacturers that are adding two synthetic preservatives to certified organic infant formula.

The Organic Foods Production Act [2], passed by Congress in 1990, explicitly bans synthetic preservatives in organic food.

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[2] http://app.streamsend.com/c/16781291/7010/yof7NEQ/9pOA?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ams.usda.gov%2FAMSv1.0%2Fgetfile%3FdDocName%3DSTELPRDC5060370
[3] http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2012/08/09
[4] //soundofheart.org/galacticfreepress/type-post/galactic-free-press/freedom-project