Wal-Mart Slapped for Misleading Organic Consumers

http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20070508/pl_usnw/the_cornucopia_institute__wal_mart_slapped_for_misleading_organic_consumers

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection stated they’d found numerous instances of conventional food products improperly labeled as organic by the retail chain. Specifically, Wisconsin authorities told Wal-Mart’s legal counsel that “use of the term ‘Wal-Mart Organics’ in combination with reference to a specific non-organic product may be considered to be a misrepresentation and therefore a violation” of Wisconsin state statutes.


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