Allowing chickens outdoor access to soil, on the other hand, is more doable. This is one of several proposed organic rules that the industry actually wants, but the Trump administration has canceled.
If you ask me, the deregulatory zeal of the Trump administration has gone too far.
The entire value of the organic label is in the stringency of organic standards. Without regulations, the organic label would become worthless. Consumers would lose their reason to pay more for organic food.
One cannot help but wonder if gutting the organic program is actually the intent of Trump's Department of Agriculture. Or are they simply so accustomed to opposing regulations that they can't conceive of an industry actually finding them beneficial?
The Trump administration should leave well enough alone when it comes to organics. If both industry and consumers prefer the regulations, there's no reason whatsoever to get rid of them.
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