1.   They said organic feed is not available to meet the needs of a growing organic poultry market.

2.   A government investigation into organic poultry products possibly tainted with a carcinogenic herbicide widened Wednesday to include pork and beef products, state officials said.

3.   It said chicken was tested for pesticides, and traces were found on the regular poultry but not on the organic poultry.

4.   A ministry spokeswoman said that authorities in the three countries had been notified that a German organic poultry supplier had received animal feed tainted with Nitrofen.