(via The New Farm) For the first time since the federal Organic Rule went into effect in October 2002, the USDA is moving to revoke the license of a certifier. American Food Safety Institute International in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin alledgedly allowed an organic farm to use banned chemicals and broke several other federal regulations.
Organic certifiers are responsible for ensuring that organic farmers and food producers follow a host of rules, which include not using chemical bug and weed killers. Certifiers are supposed to forward records about organic rule breakers to the USDA.
