List of Companies that Supported the OTA Sneak Attack on Organic Standards

Posted 10/27/05 List is posted on the Organic Trade Association website

Web Note: OCA believes that a number of these companies listed below were likely misinformed about the legal and legislative impacts of the OTA/Industry sponsored rider to the 2006 Agricultural Appropriations Bill. The sneak attack rider will significantly lower organic standards by allowing hundreds of synthetic substances to be used in and on organic products without proper review and public discussion by the National Organic Standards Board and the organic community. Statements by the OTA and their lobbyists, over the past few months, on this issue seemed designed to sow panic and to mislead, rather than to involve and inform the organic community.
Ronnie Cummins

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As passed, the amendment sponsored by the Organic Trade Association allows:

· Numerous synthetic food additives and processing aids, including over 500 food contact substances, to be used in organic foods without public review.

· Young dairy cows to continue to be treated with antibiotics and fed genetically engineered feed prior to being converted to organic production.

· Loopholes under which non-organic ingredients could be substituted for organic ingredients without any notification of the public based on "emergency decrees."

The amendment was vigorously opposed by consumer, retail and growers groups, as well as public health and environmental groups, including Center for Food Safety, National Cooperative Grocers Association, National Organic Coalition and Rural Advancement Foundation International ­ USA, Beyond Pesticides, National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture, Organic Consumers Association, and Consumers Union. Consumers sent more than 300,000 letters to Congress imploring members to stand up against industry's efforts to weaken the organic standards.

List of organic businesses that supported the OTA Rider (216 Businesses)

8th Sea The Organic Seafood Company, Inc., San Juan, PR
Albert's Organics, Vernon, CA
Alvarado Street Bakery, Rohnert Park, CA
American Mercantile Corporation, Memphis, TN
Amy's Kitchen Inc., Santa Rosa, CA
Applegate Farms, Bridgewater, NJ
Ash Street Enterprises, Toronto, ON
Astarte Farms, Hadley, MA
Au Printemps Gourmet, Prevost, QC
Aurora Organic Dairy, Boulder, CO
Avalon Natural Products, Inc., Petaluma, CA
Baby's Best, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bayliss Ranch, Biggs, CA
Bear Pond Farm, Glastonbury, CT
BIN Sales & Marketing, Inc., Torrington, CT
Bloom Organics, Inc., Sarasota, FL
Boothill Farms, Talpa, TX
BTSA - Biotecnologias Aplicadas S.L., New Haven, VT
California Natural Products, Lathrop, CA
Campbell Soup Company, Camden, NJ
Central City Co-op - Houston's Organic Food Co-op, Houston, TX
Ceres Organic Harvest, Inc., Boulder, CO
CF Fresh, Sedro-Woolley, WA
Change Your Food - Change Your Life, Edmonds, WA
Chic Eco LLC, Lexington, KY
Ciranda Inc., Hudson, WI
Claire's Pure and Natural Products, Lincoln City, OR
Clarkson Grain Co., Inc., Cerro Gordo, IL
Clover Stornetta Farms, Inc., Petaluma, CA
Coleman Natural Meats, Inc., Golden, CO
Cooperative Markets Inc. dba Fort Collins Food Cooperative, Fort Collins, CO
Cotton Plus, Inc., O'Donnell, TX
Country Choice Organic, Eden Prairie, MN
Crescendo Communications, Inc., Boulder, CO
Crofters Food Ltd., Parry Sound, ON
Dakota Beef Company LLC, Chicago, IL
DCI Cheese Company, Inc., Richfield, WI
Dean Foods/WhiteWave Foods/Horizon Organic/Silk, Longmont, CO
Del Velle Pecans, LLC, Mesilla Park, NM
Della Natura Commodities, Bayside, NY
Diane Joy Goodman Consulting, San Francisco, CA
Diversified Business Communications, Portland, ME
Diversified Risk Insurance Brokers, Emeryville, CA
Dole Fresh Fruit International, Ltd., Mexico
Dovex Marketing Company, LLC, Wenatchee, WA
Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps / Gertrude & Bronner's Magic Alpsnack, Escondido, CA
DS Marketing Solutions, Stuart, FL
Dynamic Imports Corp., Santa Monica, CA
Earth Island Natural Foods, Canoga Park, CA
Earth Mama Angel Baby ™, Clackamas, OR
Ehlert Organics, Aurora, CO
Elan Organic Coffees, San Diego, CA
Falcon Trading Company, Inc./ Sun Ridge Farms, Santa Cruz, CA
Faragher Family Farm dba My Family Farm/Our Family Farm, Fort Thomas, KY
Flavorganics/Elan Vanilla, Newark, NJ
Florestas Organic Botanical Inc., Long Island City, NY
Florida Certified Organic Growers & Consumers, Inc., Gainesville, FL
Florida Crystals Corporation, West Palm Beach, FL
Florida Food Products, Inc., Eustis, FL
Food Solutions, Inc., Greensboro, NC
Foods Alive, Waterloo, IN
ForesTrade, Inc., Brattleboro, VT
Frontier Natural Products Cooperative, Norway, IA
GAIA Services, St Johnsbury, VT
Gattuso, Inc., Montreal, QC
George's Organics, Ojai, CA
Gibbons Farm Organics, Fort Pierce, FL
Global Beans, Fayetteville, AR
Global Organics, Ltd., Arlington, MA
Goathill Organics, Washington, VA
Grain Millers, Inc., Eugene, OR
Grandpa Po's Nutra Nuts, Inc., Commerce, CA
Grandy Oats/Organic Trails, Brownfield, ME
Grant Family Farms, Wellington, CO
Green for Good, LLC, Pleasanton, CA
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Waterbury, VT
Green Power Media, Marina Del Rey, CA
Greenlife Grocery, Asheville, NC
Grimmway Farms/Cal-Organic, Lamont, CA
Grocery Manufacturers Association, Washington, DC
Hain Celestial Group/Arrowhead Mills/Celestial Seasonings, Inc./ DeBoles,Inc./Earth's Best/Farm Foods/Garden of Eatin'/Health Valley Company/Imagine Foods/Jason Natural Cosmetics/Shari Ann's Organics, Inc./Walnut Acres/Westbrae Natural Foods/Yves Veggie Cuisine, Irwindale, CA
HerbAsia Corporation, Woodland, WA
HomeGrown Naturals/Annie's Homegrown/ Consorzio/ Fantastic Foods, Napa, CA
Human Resource Innovations, Montague, MA
Humboldt Creamery Association, Fortuna, CA
Huny Hunks LTD, Regina, SK
Indian Meadow Herbals, LLC, Eastbrook, ME
Integrated BioControl Services, Inc., Aurora, IN
Integrated Organic Services, Canada
Integrity Certified International, Inc., Lenox, IA
International Dairy Foods Association, Washington, DC
International Epicurean Alliance, Garrison, NY
InterNatural Foods, LLC, Paramus, NJ
It's Only Natural, Inc., Kansas City, MO
Jacob's Farm/Del Cabo Inc., Pescadero, CA
JFC International, Inc., San Francisco, CA
Jungle Products, Inc., Graton, CA
Kerry Food & Beverage, Waukesha, WI
Kraft Foods/Back to Nature/Boca Foods, Madison, WI
Kreamer Feeds, Kreamer, PA
Kushtush Organics, Round Lake Beach, IL
Land's End Farm, Santa Fe, NM
Late July Organic Snacks, Hyannis, MA
Le Naturel Secrets, West Alexandria, OH
Levlad/Nature's Gate, Chatsworth, CA
Lifekind Products®, Inc., Grass Valley, CA
Maggie's Farm, Pinckney, MI
Maine Coast Sea Vegetables Inc., Franklin, ME
Marcy & Partners, Boulder, CO
Marroquin International Organic Commodity Services Inc., Santa Cruz, CA
Maverick Organic, Orange, CA
Mediterranean Delights, Inc., Alexandria, VA
Mesa Verde Resources, Placitas, NM
Mesquite Organic Beef, LLC, Aurora, CO
Mia Mahalo LLC, Royal Oak, MI
Midwestern Bio-Ag Products & Services, Inc., Blue Mounds, WI
Milan & Murray, Inc. dba Dinner is Served, Ocean Springs, MS
Minnewashta Valley Organics Canada Inc./Pop's Farm & Organic Bread Basket, Winnipeg, MB
Missouri Northern Pecan Growers, LLC, Nevada, MO
Moore Ingredients, Hamilton, OH
Mountain Meadow Wool Co. Inc., Buffalo, WY
Musubi International, Reseda, CA
MycoLogical Natural Products, Eugene, OR
National Nutritional Foods Association (NNFA), Washington, DC
National Starch Food Innovation, Bridgewater, NJ
National Water Services, Inc., Santa Fe, NM
Natural Flavors, Inc., Newark, NJ
Natural Gourmet, Inc., Austin, TX
Natural Products Consulting Institute, Andover, MA
Natural Vitality Inc., Chico, CA
Nature's Equity, Inc., Chatham, NJ
Nature's Path Foods Inc., Richmond, BC
Nature's SunGrown Foods, Inc., San Rafael, CA
Neshaminy Valley Natural Foods Distributor, Ltd., Ivyland, PA
New England Natural Bakers, Greenfield, MA
North Pacific Group, Inc., Portland, OR
Northland Organic Foods Corporation, St. Paul, MN
Now Foods, Bloomingdale, IL
Numi Teas, LLC, Oakland, CA
Oasis Date Gardens, Thermal, CA
Oh, Oh Organic, Los Gatos, CA
ONE Group, Canada
Organic Beverage Marketing (OBM)/TSFI, Inc, Conoda Park, CA
Organic Essentials, Inc., O'Donnell, TX
Organic Networking, Ltd., Mount Prospect, IL
Organic Processing Magazine, Glendale, CA
Organic Provisions, Richboro, PA
Organic Valley/CROPP Cooperative, Inc., La Farge, WI
Organico Pane Company, Oceanside, CA
Otter Creek Brewing Co., Middlebury, VT
Pacific Organic Produce/Purity Juices, San Francisco, CA
Pacific Soybean & Grain, San Francisco, CA
PCC Natural Markets, Seattle, WA
Pepper Farms, O'Donnell, TX
Perricone Juices, Beaumont, CA
Petaluma Poultry Processors/BC Natural Chicken, Petaluma, CA
PlanTea, Inc., Kodiak, AK
Prairie Ventures LLC, Iowa City, IA
Purcell & Associates, Londonderry, VT
Quality Assurance International (QAI), San Diego, CA
Rainsweet, Salem, OR
Richard D. Siegel Law Offices, Washington, DC
Rincon-Vitova Insectaries, Inc., Ventura, CA
Road's End Organics, Morrisville, VT
Sakuma Brothers Farm, Burlington, WA
Santa Rosa Lavender/Anodyne Concepts, Santa Rosa Valley, CA
Savoury Systems International, Inc. (SSI), Branchburg, NJ
Shandiz Natural Foods, Markham, ON
Sierra Club Brands, San Francisco, CA
Simon Candy Company/College Farm Organic, Elizabethtown, PA
Sjaak's Organic Chocolates, Eureka, CA
SK Food International, Fargo, ND
Sky Top Farms, Whitney Pt., NY
Small Planet Foods, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
Smucker Quality Beverages, Inc./Knudsen/Santa Cruz, Chico, CA
Sommars Ovens, LLC, Portland, OR
SoyFoods Association of North America, Washington, DC
SpiritLand Bistro, Santa Barbara, CA
Sproutman Publications, Barrington, MA
Steel's Gourmet Foods Ltd., Bridgeport, PA
Sterling Food Concepts, Inc., Sterling, MA
Steve Zoller Consulting Services, Mount Morris, NY
Stonyfield Farm, Inc., Londonderry, NH
Stretch Island Fruit, Inc., Allyn, WA
StrideStar Consulting, Boulder, CO
SunOpta, Inc./Beta Pure Foods/ Cleugh's Frozen Foods, Inc./ Distribue-Vie/ Kettle Valley Dried Fruit/ Organic Ingredients, Inc./ Organic Kitchen/ ProOrganics/ Pacific Fruit Processors, Inc./ Sigco Sun Products/ SunOpta Dairy Division/ SunOpta Ingredients/ SunRich, Inc./ Supreme Foods, Toronto, ON
Sustainable Seafoods LLC, East Providence, RI
Sustainable Strategies, Albany, CA
SymBio USA Ltd., Woodstock, NY
Talley's Green Grocery, Charlotte, NC
Terravita Organic, Manteca, CA
Tesoros Del Sol, St. Louis, MO
Texas Organic Cotton Marketing Cooperative, Lubbock, TX
The Boulder Strategy Group, Boulder, CO
The Fiberactive Quilt Company, Apex, NC
The Fresh Ideas Group, Boulder, CO
The Good Earth Natural Foods Company, Leonardtown, MD
The Great Spice Co., San Marcos, CA
The Synergy Company, Moab, UT
The Weetabix Company, Inc., Clinton, MA
The WholeSoy Company LLC, San Francisco, CA
The Wizard's Cauldron, Ltd., Yanceyville, NC
Townsends, Inc., Georgetown, DE
Trout Lake Farm LLC, Trout Lake, WA
Uncle Matt's Organic, Inc., Claremont, FL
United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association, Washington, DC
United Natural Foods, Inc., Dayville, CT
White Lotus Home, New Brunswick, NJ
Whole Foods Market, Inc., Austin, TX
Wholesome Sweeteners, Inc., Sugar Land, TX
Wild Oats Markets, Inc., Boulder, CO
Winterhaven Ranch/Nielson Citrus Products Co., Inc, Huntington Beach, CA
Wolf and Associates, Inc., New Castle, VA
Woo City Ice Cream Co., Wooster, OH
Wright's Handicrafts, Los Osos, CA
yaya's RAW Rah, LLC, Houston, TX

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Happle Gourmet Foods, LLC