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United States Agriculture Department Rescinds Changes to Organic Food Standards - May 27, 2004

The Bush administration reversed itself Wednesday and withdrew four changes in organic food standards that critics had said threatened to undermine public trust in the word organic.
http://organic.com.au/news/2004.05.27/

Shell Be (Organic) Apples - May 22, 2004

If you want the pick of the crop next season, start planning now.
http://organic.com.au/news/2004.05.22/

Bush Administration Threatens to Weaken Organic Program - May 19, 2004

The Bush administration is giving Americans new reason to watch what they eat.
http://organic.com.au/news/2004.05.19/

Australia United States Free Trade Agreement - May 18, 2004

US government to have direct input into Australian laws and policies on quarantine and technical standards, including labelling of GE food.
http://organic.com.au/news/2004.05.18/

Stockholm Convention on POPs Becomes International Law. Launching a Global Campaign to Eliminate 12 Hazardous Chemicals - May 17, 2004

On May 17, 2004, the first-ever legally binding international treaty to control toxic chemicals - the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) enters into force, providing an unprecedented legal framework to ban or severely restrict the production and use of the some of the worlds most toxic chemicals.
http://organic.com.au/news/2004.05.17/

The Gene Revolution: Great Potential for the Poor - But no Panacea - May 16, 2004

Only a few countries are benefiting so far - food crops of the poor need more attention.
http://organic.com.au/news/2004.05.16/

Farming Is Not Like Any Old Business - May 15, 2004

The dogma of profit led to GM crops, it could spell global disaster.
http://organic.com.au/news/2004.05.15/

USDA Orders Silence On Mad Cow Disease In Texas - May 14, 2004

http://organic.com.au/news/2004.05.14/

Seaweed to Clean up DDT Contamination - May 13, 2004

Land contaminated with toxic pesticide DDT could be cleaned up using small amounts of seaweed, according to research published in the Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology.
http://organic.com.au/news/2004.05.13/

Monsanto Shelves Its Global Plan for Genetically Modified Wheat - May 12, 2004

The US biotechnology company Monsanto has abandoned its plans to introduce genetically modified wheat to the world market despite spending seven years and hundreds of millions of dollars developing the crop.
http://organic.com.au/news/2004.05.12/