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HuckleB

(35,773 posts)
Mon Oct 20, 2014, 03:26 PM Oct 2014

Organic industry confused by GMO vaccines

http://welovegv.com/entries/anti-science/organic-industry-confused-by-gmo-vaccines

"Vaccines produced with genetic engineering are officially banned from organic livestock production but in reality most certifiers don’t require farmers to document they’re using non-GE vaccines, according to an NOSB document that will be reviewed at the upcoming meeting.

Farmers and certifiers lack an easy way to identify vaccines that have been manufactured with genetic engineering, the document said.

“The problem is you really can’t tell them apart,” said Mark Kastel, co-founder of the Cornucopia Institute, an organic industry watchdog group. “Even though a problem exists, there’s no way to currently enforce the prohibition.”

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A good confession, even if unintended is always good to see.

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