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1. The USDA has banned the use of the "antibiotic free" label on meat and poultry. 2. Since the manufacturer makes the decision about the use of the label on the product, there is a conflict of interest.
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3. The meaning of the organic labels is different for food than for cosmetics and personal care products.
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4. While NOFA-MA provided a list of their Board of Directors, they declined to provide the affiliations of their Board.
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5. The meaning of the organic labels is different for food than for cosmetics or personal care products.
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6. The meaning of the organic labels is different for food than for cosmetics or personal care products.
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7. There are no standards for the free range label. 8. There are no standards for the free range label. 9. The producer or manufacturer decides whether to use the claim and is not free from its own self-interest.
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10. There are no standards for the free roaming label. 11. There are no standards for the free roaming label. 12. The producer or manufacturer decides whether to use the claim and is not free from its own self-interest.
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13. Poultry can freeze within the acceptable temperature range for the fresh label.
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14. The meaning for the organic labels is different for food than for cosmetics or personal care products.
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15. If accompanied by USDA-verification*, the claim is highly meaningful. 16. If accompanied by USDA-verification*, the claim is independently verified. 17. If accompanied by USDA-verification*, the claim is free of conflict of interest.
*Verification is indicated by the “USDA Process Verified" shield
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18. The meaning of the organic labels is different for food than for cosmetics and personal care products.
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19. The USDA has banned the use of hormone free on all meat products. 20. The producer or manufacturer decides whether to use the claim and is not free from its own self-interest.
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21. The meaning of the organic labels is different for food than for cosmetics and personal care products.
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22. The meaning of the organic labels is different for food than for cosmetics and personal care products.
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23. The meaning of the organic labels is different for food than for cosmetics and personal care products.
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24. The meaning of the organic labels is different for food than for cosmetics and personal care products. 25. While MOFGA provided information regarding their Board of Directors, they declined to provide affiliations of the Board.
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26. The meaning of the organic labels is different for food than for cosmetics or personal care products.
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27. The USDA has only defined the natural for use on fresh meat. 28. The producer or manufacturer decides whether to use the claim and is not free from its own self-interest.
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29. The meaning of the organic labels is different for food than for cosmetics and personal care products.
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30. However, the manufacturer is not required to use the FDA definition for a food additive to determine the negative claim on their product. 31. The producer or manufacturer decides whether to use the claim and is not free from its own self-interest.
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32. There are no government or official standards for this term. 33. There is no independent organization behind this label. 34. The producer or manufacturer decides whether to use the claim and is not free from its own self-interest.
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35. The USDA has defined "no antibiotics administered" for meat and poultry. 36. For meat and poultry 37. The producer or manufacturer decides whether to use the claim and is not free from its own self-interest.
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38. The producer or manufacturer decides whether to use the claim and is not free from its own self-interest.
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39. The USDA has defined the "no hormones administered" for use on meat and already prohibits the use of hormones in poultry production. 40. For meat products, the USDA makes the guidelines publicly available 41. The producer or manufacturer decides whether to use the claim and is not free from its own self-interest.
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42. The meaning of the organic labels is different for food than for cosmetics or personal care products.
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43. The meaning of the organic labels is different for food than for cosmetics and personal care products.
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44. The meaning of the organic labels is different for food than for cosmetics or personal care products.
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45. The meaning of the organic labels is different for food than for cosmetics or personal care products. 46. While QAI did state that their Board members are not QAI certified, they declined to provide the members of the Board.
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47. The meaning of the organic labels is different for food than for cosmetics or personal care products.
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48. The USDA has defined "raised without antibiotics" for use on meat and poultry products. 49. The USDA information is available but their guidance only applies to meat and poultry. 50. The producer or manufacturer decides whether to use the claim and is not free from its own self-interest.
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51. The meaning of the organic labels is different for food than for cosmetics and personal care products.
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52. The meaning of the organic labels is different for food than for cosmetics or personal care products.
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53. The meaning of the organic labels is different for food than for cosmetics or personal care products.
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54. The meaning of the organic labels is different for food than for cosmetics or personal care products.
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