Wal-Mart is up to their old tricks and muddying the label of Organic.
Shown above – Natural Sugar is labeled as “organic” by this in-store signage at the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Tomah, WI. This mislabeling was identified on January 14, 2007. This photo was taken along with many others by The Cornucopia Institute, one of the nation’s largest organic watchdog groups. See more photos.
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Jenny said,
January 25, 2007 @ 4:06 pm
Good Post! That is very, very deceptive advertising. The problem is that your average Joe doesn’t really seem to know/care enough to look beyond (or in some cases look at) the label. The other issue is that when articles tackle the subject of deceptive use of “organic,” it makes consumers doubt the entire organic food industry’s validity.
d.i.y naturally said,
January 25, 2007 @ 10:59 pm
I totally agree! I was hesitant to post anything about Wal-Mart “organics” for just that reason. But I think its better that people know about these things so they will be more aware and maybe become more diligent about checking labels.
red_967 said,
January 26, 2007 @ 12:28 am
I just stumbled on this site. I was in Walmart the other day (we don’t have the grocery store Walmarts where I live) and I saw they are advertising “Organic cotton” socks for 99 cents a pair! If I had believed it for one second, I would have bought out the supply as I pay $6- $7 a pair for organic socks!
diynaturally said,
January 26, 2007 @ 2:53 pm
LOL – 99 cents! I wouldn’t believe it either.
frances case said,
February 28, 2007 @ 10:21 am
I am looking for organic socks like I bought at Wal-mart right after
Christmas. When I went back to get some more the whole
display was gone. Where can I find some more?????