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OTA’s Batcha: ‘Holding back’ animal welfare rule hurts organic industry

05/24/17 12:30 PM By Spencer Chase

WASHINGTON, May 24, 2017 – Laura Batcha, CEO of the Organic Trade Association, says that USDA should follow public sentiment on a proposal that would alter animal welfare requirements in organic production.

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