CONSUMER NEWS -

FARMERS SPRAY ANTIBIOTICS

 

 ON APPLES AND PEARS SOLD AS "ORGANIC"

 
Organic farmers are allowed to spray antibiotics on apples and pears, and then sell them as "organic".  Food safety advocates are petitioning the National Organic Standard Board to ban this practice.
 
NPR report -
http://nwpr.org/post/what-do-antibiotics-have-do-organic-apples-pears
Organic Consumers Association: Get antibiotics out of organic apples and pears  -
http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/50865/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=9888