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The farm bill signed by President Donald Trump on Thursday includes measures intended to curtail the import of millions of dollars of fraudulent “organic” food into the U.S.The premium prices that organic foods command has provoked numerous instances of organic food fraud in recent years. Last year, for example, The Washington Post reported that three overseas shipments involving millions of pounds of corn and soybeans were sold as “organic” but appeared to come from conventional farms and handlers. In calling for heightened enforcement in the farm bill, legislators cited the Post story. The fraudulent shipments have alarmed both consumers and organic farmers in the U.S. who said their prices have been undercut by bogus organic imports.“It |
