Compounding the unwisdom of current regulation of field trials and commercialization of genetically engineered plants, USDA prohibits them from organic farming.

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The only 100 percent certified labels are organic and USDA verified.

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It is indeed certified by the USDA as containing 100% organic ingredients, and it meets Fair Trade standards, which is certified by the Institute for Marketecology as complying with humane trade rules with farmers.

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And under USDA regulations, genetically engineered plants are completely banned from organic production.

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However, when in December the USDA indicated that a complete ban on GMO alfalfa was no longer a possible outcome, Organic Valley and the others went to work advocating for a set of strict rules that would serve to protect organic farmers and organic consumers from the threat of GMO contamination.

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Ronnie Cummins of the OCA apparently considers advocating for such restrictions a capitulation, but considering the ban was declared off the table by the USDA, we considered the move to be the most responsible thing to do on behalf of organic agriculture.

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