On Sun, 09 Jun 2013 14:52:06 -0400, James Silverton
> wrote:

> On 6/9/2013 2:39 PM, casa bona wrote:
> > On 6/9/2013 12:12 PM, sf wrote:
> >> Just confirming what we already knew, but it's concerning all the
> >> same.
> >>
> >> Here's part of the text:
> >>
> >> With the rise of industrial organic, these more revolutionary impulses
> >> have disappeared. Corporations have adopted practices that make a
> >> mockery of what people think they are buying when they pay extra for
> >> an eco-friendly label. For one, major organic brands now source from
> >> across the globe. Stonyfield yogurt uses milk from New Zealand,
> >> bananas from Ecuador, and apple products from Turkey. Costco gets
> >> organic peanuts from China, a country not known for rigorous
> >> environmental regulation. And these are not isolated examples.
> >>
> >> http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/16...lty-fair-trade
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Thanks for that, I'm becoming a real label-reading skeptic, shopping
> > takes a lot longer these days.
>
> I was surprised to find on a jar of cornichons labelled with a French
> name, there was also "Packed in India".

I know. You definitely have to read the fine print - but Packed in
India will help you as much as Packed in Oregon helped those who
bought the Costco (Hep A) Mixed Berries.

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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.