There is a growing market for organic beer these days. Is that a good thing?
Probably not. In order to be labeled "organic." a product must contain 95% organic ingredients.
As reported in the LA Times, Anheuser-Busch is now marketing Wild Hop lager, an "organic" beer that contains hops grown the conventional way: with chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
Probably not. In order to be labeled "organic." a product must contain 95% organic ingredients.
As reported in the LA Times, Anheuser-Busch is now marketing Wild Hop lager, an "organic" beer that contains hops grown the conventional way: with chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
- Update 25 July 2007: To their credit, Anheuser-Busch has apparently found a source, and now uses 100% organic hops in Wild Hop.
The USDA is in the process of evaluating 38 other non-organic ingredients that could go into organic foods. Only foods and beverages labeled "100% organic" are truly organic. So a sausage made with 100% organic meat but non-organic casing can be labeled "organic."
Kind of defeats the purpose, don't it?
Kind of defeats the purpose, don't it?
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