date:May 09, 2013
al of fraud occurring withimports of organic commodities and finished products entering the U.S.
In February 2011, the USDA's National Organic Program began informing the public of fraudulentorganic certificates the paperwork required for the formal sale of organic foods. Since then, the USDAhas announced 22 fraudulent organic certificates, with nine of these from China.
Because of the restricted nature of doing business in China, Kastel told the CongressionalSubcommitttee, U.S. certifiers ar