The Organic Pages Online , OTA's searchable online directory. Consequently, the association wants to set the record straight to avoid further confusion.
Food safety is the number one concern for the produce industry, both organic and conventional.
As a result, certified organic produce handlers take many precautions for safe handling of their products. The show erroneously implied that only organic agriculture uses manure. The fact is conventional and organic agriculture both use manure as a part of regular farm soil fertilization programs. Certified organic farmers, however, must maintain a farm plan detailing the methods used to build soil fertility, including strict limitations on the application of manure, as mandated by the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990. No other agricultural regulation in the United States imposes such strict control on the use of manure.