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USDA Defies Advisers, Allows Carrageenan To Keep Organic Label

USDA Defies Advisers, Allows Carrageenan To Keep Organic Label
Dan Charles

Carrageenan is an extract derived from seaweeds like these harvested off Hingutanan Island, Bien Unido, Bohol, Philippines.

The Department of Agriculture says organic-food makers can keep using carrageenan, a thickener made from seaweed. It's the second time this year that it has reversed an organic board's recommendation.

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