PORT TOWNSEND FOOD COOP'S PRODUCT SELECTION GUIDELINES COMMITTEE
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| THE CHINA PROBLEM | PRODUCT LABELING | THE UNACCEPTABLE INGREDIENTS LIST | THE BASIS OF A BOYCOTT POLICY |
| CHINESE ORGANIC
PRODUCE CONTINUES TO FLOOD OUR SHELVES. BUT WHAT DOES IT REALLY MEAN? Look around, you will be amazed! You pretty much expect to see it at Costco, but at the FOOD COOP? Wait a minute! Garlic? Ginger? Salmon? Scallops? Seaweed? Black Beans? Pumpkin Seeds? Pine Nuts? The Coop is getting ALL this stuff from China?! They have some of the most polluted waterways in the world! Where in China is this stuff actually coming from? And how did it get stamped USDA ORGANIC? We don't know all the answers yet, but the PSGC members are definitely putting in the time trying to figure that out for you. And one of the questions we are asking is definitely "Does this stuff really belong in our store?" |
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 The term 'organic' can also mean to possess piece of machinery. |
USDA Organic Stickers on Imported Foodstuffs We are studying the USDA's 3rd party Certification Requirements that allow distributors to stamp their packages of imported products with USDA ORGANIC. |
 Learn new concepts to apply at home: Participatory Guarantee Systems for organic certification allow farmers to bypass expensive certification and Community Self Certification. |
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China Related Organic Agriculture Links
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