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Cows graze on an organic dairy farm in Jordan, Minn. Advocates hope that new federal rules defining organic milk and meat show that the government is committed to ensuring that the label has more meaning.

WASHINGTON — New federal rules that define what makes milk and meat organic have natural food advocates optimistic that the government is committed to ensuring the label means something.

U.S. consumers bought $24 billion worth of organic products in 2008. For many, the purchases came with uncertainty about what they were getting for their money.

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