Coming Clean Campaign – Organic Cheaters Look Out!
The Organic Consumers Association
Coming Clean Campaign
Many companies today have jumped on the ORGANIC bandwagon and are labeling their products as ‘natural’ and ‘organic’ when the product does not meet organic standards at all.
Consumers are misled into believing a product is organic, through dishonest and clever marketing by companies – this is commonly known as ‘green washing’
The Organic Consumers Association has been campaigning for regulations to be set and endorsed, to clean up this industry that lacks regulation and bring some integrity back.
“Due to this lax regulation, many personal care products have the word “organic” in their brand name or otherwise on their product label, but unless they are USDA certified, the main cleansing ingredients and preservatives are usually made with synthetic and petrochemical compounds.
This is why the Organic Consumers Association recommends consumers look for the USDA organic seal on personal care products that claim to be organic. Although there are multiple “organic” standards all around the world, each with its own varying criteria, the USDA Organic Standards are the “gold standard” for personal care products.
If you are looking to purchase a product that is totally organic, look for the USDA organic seal. If it doesn’t have the seal, read the ingredient label to find out how many ingredients are truly organic and how many are synthetic”
” On November 5, 2009, the USDA National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) passed a recommendation for “Solving the Problem of Mislabeled Organic Personal Care Products.” The recommendation urges the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) to make sure that any use of the word “organic” on a personal care product is backed up by third-party certification to USDA organic standards”
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Coming Clean Campaign; Organic Consumers Association
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