BROWN AND NUNN INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN ORGANIC IMPORT VERIFICATION

Washington, June 24 -- Congresswoman Shontel Brown issued the following press release:

Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and Congressman Zach Nunn (IA-03) have introduced the Organic Imports Verification Act, bipartisan legislation to protect American organic farmers and consumers from fraudulent organic imports.

The Organic Imports Verification Act authorizes the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to take corrective action and stop the sale of organic imports that test positive for residue contaminants and to submit a complete USDA report to Congress on residue testing for all imported organic feedstuffs shipped in bulk to the United States.

Companion legislation was introduced last year in the Senate by Senator Pete Ricketts (R-N...