.let me give you my thoughts from here in the USA. the 3 kinds of buyers
1 . CSA and farmers and direct mail and even roadside stands are in close
contact with the grower and can make up their mind from what they know. I
agree with you the extra cost and burden is a waste.
2. the wholesale and retail and brokers - they already say I must be
certified or they will not buy from me. they protect their store customers
and their self's by making sure we are certified already and we don't need
the added expense of the STATE Of CA. and the Fed. government to make that
happen it happens now with out the extra organic tax from the state and fed
gov.
3.the international market
I read in the CCOF newsletter that "The USDA's Meat Certification and
Grading Program (MCGP) has verified that CCOF conforms to the basic
requirements of ISO -65, the international standard for certification
programs. The approval means that CCOF-certified products should now be
approved for entry into European Union (EU) countries. The EU organic
regulations require imported organic products to be certified by an
organization that meets the ISO-65 Standards. Other ISO-65 approved
certification programs includes Farm Verified Organic-Quality Assurance
International and Organic Growers and Buyers Association . Several other
certifier site evaluations and approvals are pending. so u see all I need
is CCOF or QAI or OG or FVO and I can voluntary join them if I need that.
easy
I don't need the extra tax imposed by the state of Ca. or the fed
government. I don't need them to charge my certifier money because they only
pass that on to me and we don't needed it.
so you see that USDA and STATE of Ca. takeover of the word organic and
taxing all those who use that word for business and the forcing them to jump
through hoops and boss them around is not needed. business is taking care
of business already
here the USDA tried to sneak GMO, irradiation and sweagesluge in on us
already and only a great out cry from the people stopped it. we don't need
them forcing their ways on us. anything the state or fed government makes
organic growers do they must make all farmers do. good for the goose good
for the gander. make all farmers have material lists on what comes on their
farm and were it is used and where all the GMO are sent and how they are
sent so they don't contaminate good organic food and inspect them all so u
can see that all growers of food are the same honest. why pick on organic
growers? no fair its not fair now and it is getting worse.
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