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To: R.C.L. who wrote (1942)	12/16/1997 5:37:00 AM
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Last one-I promise------------------------- Organic Pioneers Cautious About Newly Released National Organic Regulations Pavich Family Farms' Managers State Positives - And Negatives - About USDA's Draft of Organic Rules TERRA BELLA, Calif., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, in response to the release of the USDA's national organic regulations to the ''Federal Register,'' the management of Pavich Family Farms communicated both pleasure and concern. Pavich Family Farms, still run by Pavich family members, is renown as an early pioneer in the organic agricultural movement and in the effort for a national organic labeling program. Pavich is the world's largest producer of certified organic table grapes. The Pavich's are cautious about recent inclusions in the Preamble to the national regulations. ''The concern is that the USDA maintain the spirit of the organic law passed by Congress in 1990,'' said Pavich Family Farms President Tom Pavich. ''After patiently waiting seven years, we're glad the organic regulations are published, but take issue with some of the USDA's additions in the form of questions for the public to consider.'' Stephen Pavich, Director of Research and Development for Pavich Family Farms and a current member of the USDA's 14-member National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), wants to ensure the national organic regulations will take the ''high road'' so that consumer confidence in the labeling term ''organic'' will remain high. ''As long as the USDA utilizes to the letter the NOSB recommendations for the national organic regulations, there will, ultimately, be a law that will provide consumers in every state a trustworthy organic label.'' The Preamble of the USDA's regulations, released by Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman today in Washington D.C. at a 10:00 a.m. EST USDA press conference, includes questions regarding new practices not considered by the organic industry as part of a genuine organic system. ''At Pavich there is no grey area about our stance on irradiation, the use of sewage sludge, the use of antibiotics in livestock production and genetically-modified organisms (GMO's),'' said Tonya Pavich, Director of Marketing for Pavich. ''We are absolutely opposed to these practices in organic agriculture and processing, and believe strongly that they should be left out of the final draft of the national organic regulations.'' While cautious and concerned about the recent inclusion of irradiation, sewage sludge, antibiotics and GMO's in the Preamble to the regulations, the Pavich family still views today's release as an important next step toward implementation of a federal organic law. ''I wish my dad could see this milestone in the organic industry,'' said Tom Pavich. ''He would be proud of the organic community and our exhaustive efforts for an organic law. And, he would be telling our family to keep up the fight for a high integrity national organic standard.'' Pavich Family Farms has grown from one 80-acre vineyard in the Central Valley of California founded by Stephen Pavich in 1953, to a company of over 40 organic growers who farm over 3000 acres using certified organic practices in California, Arizona, Washington, Colorado and Florida. In addition, the international farms include the countries of Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Chile and South Africa. Pavich grows and sells approximately 60 varieties of certified organic fruits, vegetables, dried fruits and nuts in addition to over 12 varieties of certified organic table grapes.