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This just in from the Organic Consumers AssociationPosted: 30 Nov 2007 Posted: 15 Nov 2007 Posted: 09 Nov 2007 Posted: 08 Nov 2007 Posted: 07 Nov 2007 Posted: 05 Nov 2007 Posted: 10 Oct 2007 Posted: 23 Aug 2007 Posted: 18 Aug 2007 Posted: 04 Apr 2007 Posted: 18 Mar 2007 Posted: 28 Feb 2007 Posted: 06 Feb 2007 Posted: 05 Feb 2007 Posted: 04 Feb 2007 Posted: 26 Jan 2007 Posted: 26 Jan 2007 Posted: 18 Jan 2007 Posted: 17 Jan 2007 Posted: 17 Jan 2007 |
Take action or "Raw" or "Organic" Almonds will be no more...
Category: Organics | Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:49 pm Unless we, the people this legislation will effect, take action now politics will win!! This is a post I read on a compost tea forum I belong to. Use the link provided to let the USDA know how you feel. "Under pressure from industrial agriculture lobbyists, the USDA has quietly approved a new regulation that will effectively end distribution of raw almonds, while putting many smaller almond farmers out of business. The regulation is scheduled to go into effect on September 1st, unless thousands of consumers take action now. The rule requires pasteurization of almonds, including organic, yet allows those same almonds to continue to be labeled as "raw". Nutritionists point out that raw, organic almonds are far superior, in terms of nutrition, to pasteurized almonds. One of the FDA-recommended pasteurization methods involves the use of propylene oxide, which is classified as a carcinogen in California and is banned in Canada, Mexico, and the European Union. Organic and family-scale almond farmers are protesting the proposed rule, saying it will effectively put them out of business, since the minimum price for the pasteurization equipment is $500,000." Take action: http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_6747.cfm Don't let the industrial ag lobbiests win this fight. Fight back with your input. Take a stand!! This blog entry has been viewed 509 times
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Thanks for putting me in "the know". Nuts are a huge part of the raw detox I do twice a year and almonds are the main source of protien, not to mention they're delicious in the unadulterated form.
Raw almonds were responsible for salmonella outbreaks in 2001 and 2004. The pasteurization recommend to be used is the same for milk, juice and eggs. It exposes the shelled and hulled nuts to a moist burst of steam, bringing the surface of the nut to 200 degrees, that kills any pathogens present.
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