--- On Sun, 1/22/12, Peter L Borst <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>> The situation of organic beekeeping
> and organic honey in the USA is very confusing. USDA
> certifies honey as "organic" yet apparently has no official
> standards. Beekeepers claim to be organic and yet adhere to
> no consistent standards. In 2010, the following
> recommendation was issued. So far as I can tell, it was
> never followed or acted upon. Correct me if I am wrong.

reply;
Nope, you are right. And, as far as I am concerned the second class USDA proposed class B and/or class 2 standards will never be approved as written/proposed at the Federal level.......and this we jave been thru before since the middle 1990s and will continue.......so check archives for reading for nothing is changing.....

Dee A. Lusby
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