Organic Food Blog

As if we needed another reason to intensely dislike large, corporate retailers, comes the news that Wal-Mart recently received a slap on the wrist for labeling foods as organic that were nowhere near the real thing.

According to The Cornucopia Institute, which is an organic group based out of Wisconsin, Wal-Mart was labeling some produce as organic when this was not really the case. In a letter sent to the retail giant from the Wisconsin agriculture department, the company was warned about misleading consumers in reference to organic food products and that further complaints or problems could lead to criminal investigation.

Wal-Mart shot back, in their defense, saying that they don’t label their products as organic; their product providers do. However, they did say they are taking steps to ensure the integrity of products labeled as organic.

This problems occurs far too often among major retailers that don’t take the time or resources to ensure that produce and products labeled as organic really are just that. Perhaps this slap on the wrist in Wisconsin will help to begin changing this trend.