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USDA allows seaweed extract to retain organic label

The agency's advisory committee had voted against the move after hearing concerns about carrageenan causing intestinal problems in laboratory animals

By Undercurrent News | April 5, 2018 15:41 BST
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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will continue to allow food containing carrageenan, a seaweed extract, to be called organic, deciding a clash between various organic industry groups, National Public Radio reports [...]

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