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SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is announcing 16 vacancies on the California Organic Products Advisory Committee.
This committee advises the CDFA secretary on current issues related to organic food production and makes recommendations on all matters pertaining to the California Organic Program.
The vacancies include: three producer representatives, two technical representatives, a processor representative, an environmental representative, and a consumer representative. Alternate member vacancies are available for each position.
The environmental, technical and consumer representatives must not have a financial interest in the direct sale and marketing of organic products. The term of office for committee members is three years.
Members receive no compensation, but are entitled to payment of necessary traveling expenses in accordance with the rules of the Department of Personnel Administration.
The California Organic Program is responsible for enforcement of federal and state law governing organic production. These statutes protect consumers, producers, handlers, processors and retailers by establishing standards under which fresh agricultural products may be labeled and sold as organic.
The California Organic Program is funded entirely by industry fees and assessments.
Individuals interested in being considered for an appointment should send a letter of consideration and include a letter of recommendation from the industry. Nominations will be accepted until the positions are filled.
Applications should be sent to California Organic Program, 1220 ‘N’ Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 or emailed to
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For further information on the California Organic Program and committee vacancies, contact David Carlson at 916-445-2180.
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The CDFA has successfully brought the amount of toxic pesticides used in California to over 200 million pounds per year. That is about six pounds for every man, woman, child, fetus and pregnant woman EVERY YEAR. CDFA works for the benefit of these corporate chemical companies, for their own existence and power, but not for the growers in the agriculture community. CDFA does not protect the food supply or the environment.
CDFA has contributed dramatically to the devastation of wild life, beneficial insects and bees that are so important for pollinating our food crops. Yet CDFA's public relations work and expenditures grow as they publicize themselves as the caretakers of our food, our environment and essentially our children's caretakers.
CDFA fakes insects as dangerous to rob $$$billions of dollars of public funds for unnecessary programs, yet they are penny cheap in assisting growers with legitimate difficulties such as population intrusion and water problems. CDFA strong-arms small growers with unnecessary inspections and quarantines, and they threaten shutting down growers who don't play along.
It is no accident or coincidence that A.G. Kawamura was not at the Florez hearing for his own agency's survival, reorganization or budget. Kawamura, the CDFA director, has delivered so many false statements to the press, public and agriculture community over so many years that he simply could not substantiate his comments or actions under the scrutiny of Senator Florez. Instead, they sent a lady with a smooth tongue who no longer works at the CDFA, but who works in marketing and relations and Florez could not hold her accountable, as he could had Kawamura been in the hearing. With Public relations and misrepresentations, CDFA is the master.
Here is but one example of a recent sham by CDFA:
http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/view/76798
The concept of CDFA sounds legitimate, but the activities of CDFA under Kawamura are not.