Not so Organic organic foods

"Organic Seal" - Reads: USDA ORGANIC in bold but the fine print clarifies *except where ingredients are scarce or too expensive*
@Modestah (11177)
United States
June 22, 2007 1:13am CST
I find this particularly troubling and deceitful. What do you think? (quote) the New York Times reported, as plenty have elsewhere, that the USDA is poised to allow 38 non-organically grown ingredients as exceptions in certified organic food when their organic counterparts are unavailable http://www.ethicurean.com/2007/06/13/organic-and-annies/ (end quote)
2 responses
kayrod2
@kayrod2 (1304)
• Australia
23 Jun 07
This is so wrong. Only proper organic food should be allowed to be labelled as such. I always thought there were strict guidelines guarding this. Maybe not. Best wishes to you
crazynurse
@crazynurse (7482)
• United States
22 Jun 07
That is so wrong, and yes, deceitful. If one had not read about this somewhere and bought the product assuming it was truly organic, then they have been scammed! I'm telling you, one cannot believe anything when it comes to our food labels anymore. I am beginning to think that it is time to grow all my own.