OrganicAuthority.com - Organic Blog » organic animals http://www.organicauthority.com/blog Organic Authority - organic food, organic living, green living, organic thoughts. Sat, 18 May 2013 08:29:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 USDA Urged to Define ‘Outdoor’ for Organic Animals http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/usda-urged-to-define-outdoor-for-organic-animals/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/usda-urged-to-define-outdoor-for-organic-animals/#comments Sat, 05 Feb 2011 13:00:25 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=8649 The definition of outdoor access is unclear for organic farmers

Current regulations are unclear when it comes to the definition of "outdoors" for factory-farmed animals. The common "cage free" and "free range" labels may lead consumers to imagine a picturesque pastoral setting, but it's not the norm according to Mark Kastel, co-founder of The Cornucopia Institute, a consumer watchdog group.

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