USDA Corrects Bush-Era Improprieties at National Organic Program
Industry Watchdog / Washington Post Investigation Brings Down Old Leadership
In a strong departure from Bush-era policy, the USDA's National Organic Program released a memo today banning synthetic "accessory nutrients" -- ending a scandal that brought down its former organic leadership.
At issue were some of the nation's leading manufacturers of infant formula that had been illegally adding synthetic forms of omega-3 and omega-6 oils to their organic products after a sweetheart deal between a powerful industry lobbyist and Dr. Barbara Robinson, the former head of the USDA's organic program -- exposed by a 2009 investigative report in the
