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Chemically Produced Hops Should Not Be Allowed in Organic BeerThe USDA is proposing to add 38 ingredients to a list of allowable conventional ingredients in products labeled as "USDA Organic" (products that are at least 95% organic). The OCA has been petitioning the USDA to remove some of the more problematic proposed ingredients, such as factory farmed animal intestines, mercury-laden fish oils, and hops. For the latter ingredient, the USDA was heavily lobbied by the beer giant Anheuser-Busch, who has previously claimed that organic hops are not commercially available and has been selling its "Organic Wild Hops Beer" using conventional hops grown with chemical pesticides and synthetic fertilizers.
Thanks to the amazing feedback from citizens like you, Anheuser-Busch has announced it is now using 100% organic hops for its organic beers and pledges to continue to do so. Despite the fact that one of the world's largest brewers is successfully making its organic beers with organic hops, the USDA still plans to officially rank organic hops as "commercially unavailable". This will allow beer-makers to use conventional hops in their beers labeled as "organic", instead of creating demand for organic farmers to grow hops.
Sent: 13/08/2007 18:21:39
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