That organic food in your freezer or refrigerator is probably owned by Kraft, Cargill, Kellogg, Pepsi, Hershey, M&M, Coca Cola and others. Click here fora link to research done by Phil Howard, Assistant Professor at Michigan University.
It’s obvious that ‘big food’ wants to cash in on the recent rise in demand for organics. Private labels go from Wal-Mart, Costco, Sam’s Club, Kroger, Target and down to more ‘organic’ companies like Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s.
Ah, but things get dicey when the so-called ‘organics’ get caught with their pants down like Aurora Dairy did in 2007. Co-mingling non-organic milk with organic, stepping outside the organic standards for feed and bedding, moving cows from organic facilities to non-organic and continuing to claim milk was organic, and failure to process milk according to the National Organic Program (NOP), and along with a host of other violations. These ‘greenwashed’ products often contain pesticides, antibiotics, growth hormones from cross contamination.
Wal-Mart too, has been involved in investigations which allege ‘greenwashing‘ of its products.
What IS Organic? Watch this short video and see if you are making a difference with your purchases.
Organic certification is under attack.Go to these sites to read more about….
Beauty and Cosmetics: http://www.organicconsumers.org/bodycare/index.cfm
Food: http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/oca/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=4756
To HELP PRESERVE ORGANICS, visit the Organic Consumer’s page and use their links to fight back FOR ORGANICS!
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