USDA Organic label becoming worthless?
Is the term" Organic" becoming diluted or meaningless? I'm not sure I would go that far, but seeing the USDA's Organic seal on a food package or other food items shouldn't give your mind an automatic pass as "perfectly nutrition-filled organic food" is being presented anything like that.Like all symbols, the USDA Organic graphic on anything is a useful guide, but not a black-white, yes-no statement to eating an all-organic diet. First off, the seal is not "free" to use. Second, look at the standards behind that symbol and see what you think. Impressed? I wasn't.
Since when does the USDA become the authority on what is labeled as "Organic?" Mostly because consumers want a quick and convenient way to determine if foods they buy conform to some semblance of being produced organically. Life takes more research than this -- always has. In case many of us have not realized, the world is gray -- not black and white.
Give this excellent blog entry and read, do some further reading and judge for yourself -- are you really too trusting when it comes to products labeled as "Organic?"
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2-04-2008 @ 12:38PM
Anne Moss Rogers said...
I think most people are too trusting of organic labels and many other labels for that matter. New & Improved often means "different box with less product" for instance.
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