Here is a link to a approving agency for the USDA organic label in the 
US. It is sort of a stopgap set of rules since I know of no approved US 
standards.

http://www.beekeeping.com/articles/us/organic_standards.htm

These standards vary by state.

This is almost a copy of the EU standards and allows all those things 
that are not considered organic by some of the more pure, like 
antibiotics, formic, oxalic and the other "organic" acids. Wonder why 
Carbolic acid was left out since it is organic. Or Glacial Acetic Acid 
which is organic and does a great job on warts, also organic.

It is interesting that you could have lots of "organic" honey just by 
moving colonies, extract quickly and then all the rest is organic.Maybe 
that is why it is called the Organic "Movement".

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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