New Proposed Standards for Organic Foods.

From: Chemical Market Reporter | Date: May 29, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

USDA'S new proposed standards for organic foods may result in increased growth for an already high-performing market.

The organic foods market, already a strong, albeit small, sector in the food industry, is poised to see increased growth as mainstream food companies enter the market. The regulatory environment for organic foods is also stabilizing following new proposed standards by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued earlier this year. The new proposed standards followed much public debate, which included whether to allow genetically modified organisms ...

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