( ) -q-23- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “the same rules.” Livestock and poultry producers will need to comply with more specific standards if they want to label their products as organic. [CutID: <Cuts> USDA-ORGANIC-RULES-house-q-THUam.mp3 Time: 23s Title: USDA-ORGANIC-RULES-house-q-THUam Out-cue: the same rules] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. The rules cover issues including outdoor space requirements, […]
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USDA tightens restrictions on livestock and poultry producers
( ) -q-23- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “the same rules.”
Livestock and poultry producers will need to comply with more specific standards if they want to label their products as organic.
[CutID: <Cuts> USDA-ORGANIC-RULES-house-q-THUam.mp3
Time: 23s
Title: USDA-ORGANIC-RULES-house-q-THUam
Out-cue: the same rules]
TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. The rules cover issues including outdoor space requirements, living conditions for animals, maximum density regulations for poultry and how animals are transported for slaughter.
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VERBATIM: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards follow years of negotiations with organic groups, farm organizations and livestock and poultry producers. The Organic Trade Association pushed hard for new regulations. The association says the standards will promote consumer trust and ensure competing companies abide by the same rules.