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Whole Foods Will Hold Organic Personal Care Products to Same Standards as Food

1st July, 2010 - Posted by carsi - No Comments

Have you ever found yourself standing in Whole Foods trying to figure out what shampoo to buy? Or ever wondered what the labels meant when soaps are labeled as organic but they don’t have that reassuring USDA Organic sticker? That’s because, as of now, the USDA doesn’t regulate organic personal care products the way it does food. Whole Foods is planning to help out in that area by requiring all personal care items in their store, such as shampoo and soap, to meet the same federal USDA organic requirements that are imposed on food. This means that a product labeled “organic” must be made from at least 95% organic ingredients and products labeled as “made with organic ingredients” must have at least 70% organic ingredients. This is very helpful to the consumer, because, like me, I’m sure many people have felt like companies can be deceitful in the way they advertise natural products. The requirements will start next June, and many are saying that this will lead a change in the organic personal care product market. Check out the Statesman article for more info.

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