> I believe if all they have to do is print the > word "organic" on their label No, there's quite a bit more to it than that for anyone packing any organic food product. > Paper trails exist of packer purchase of "local honey" & > "organic honey" but many packers label many many times > the amount they buy It would take some pretty awe-inspiring ignorance to think that organic producers and packers are not expected to keep an end-to-end paper trail and withstand audits. > as both because there are no label police. > They are on the honor system. Reading the actual organic regulations may provide a different perspective, as would speaking with any of the authorized certification entities. We are slogging through the process of getting a USDA green dot for a USDA Organic version of Bee-Quick, and while most of the requirements set out in the USDA Organic program certainly are the most pointless scheme to pop up since someone bolted two wheels to a pogo stick and called it a Segway, they are very very picky about not only having a paper trail, but making you show that the numbers add up, down to the number of bottles in each batch, and the amount of ingredients acquired to make that batch. -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l for rules, FAQ and other info ---