Why doesn the NOSB set a rule of zero tolerance?
Jim Riddle: That would penalize the producer subject to drift. Zero tolerance may not be the best answer. The EC has proposed zero tolerance on pesticides but there has been no formal proposal for GMOs. It may take years before there is a definitive decision. Q. There is so much regulation that problems will arise. Why wait 120 days after using animal residue? Let us not add problems but try to help those farmers who want to use the new philosophy that is organic farming Gunnar Rundgren: Research studies show that the pathogen E. coli breaks down in 100 days. The regulations therefore allow 90 days if there is no contact with the soil and 120 days if there is contact with the soil. The regulations do put producers at a competitive disadvantage, since they cannot use chemical inputs. That is why organic products get a premium price. Some rules may be too stringent and others too loose. We are always refining them. We do not want to accept low standards. We want to provide safe food with
