Scientists, Nutritionists and Food Safety Experts Ready to Discuss Carrageenan

WASHINGTON, June 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At 11:59 p.m. on June 3 the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Organic Program's docket closed, and they ceased taking comments regarding a proposed rule to renew the listing of carrageenan without restriction as an allowed non-synthetic ingredient in U.S. organic foods.

While this process is part of a normal five-year review for all ingredients in U.S. organic food, carrageenan has been the subject of considerable misinformation distributed to the media by a trade group. This group represents the financial interests of some organic farmers who would like to limit organic food production to select types of producers.

To see Marinalg's comments submitted to the USDA National Organic Program, please visit www.marinalg.org. You will find others in the business and scientific community voicing similar support for the continued use of carrageenan. The docket also contains a number of comments that consist of mostly pre-programmed language lacking both substance and an understanding of the regulatory process.

Click here to reference the comments on the Federal Register.

We would respectfully request that if you have interest in covering this story you will avail yourself of the insights of scientists, nutritionists and other food safety experts who are identified on the Marinalg website for comment. 

Carrageenan has been consumed in red seaweed form for hundreds of years and has been used successfully as a stabilizer in foods for decades without any indication of adverse health affects.

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SOURCE Marinalg International