Organic Consumers Association: Fake Organic Products Targeted In Guerrilla Sticker Campaign

Mother Nature Network:

Organic Consumers Association is waging a 'Panic! It's not organic!' guerrilla sticker campaign against faux-organic personal care products.

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Comments

[Truth-B-Damd]

01:34 PM on 08/18/2010

I'm sorry, but it is a lousy idea. All you are doing is wasting trees to print stickers that some poor store clerk is going to have to peel off. And they will remove them, probably before you get out of the store.

[grlbhvingbadly]

09:38 AM on 08/18/2010

I can't even read the article! It keeps saying "access denied"!

[VerizonCells]

01:38 PM on 08/17/2010

How can they say don't target Wholefoods when they are one of the biggest offenders...

Whole Foods sells Avalon Organics, Nature’s Gate Organics, and Giovanni’s Organic.

I just got home from Whole Foods and they have a big Avalon Organics display close to the checkout, so you cant miss it, in fact they push Avalon very hard.

This the nonprofit group is pathetic at best. They say go out and sticker, but don't sticker the biggest retail seller.

LAME SELL OUTS!

[sabelmouse]

08:52 AM on 08/17/2010

panic sems a little over the top and might send the wrong message such as '' those eco freaks are all nuts ''. even though it rhymes.

[satanlite]

07:11 AM on 08/17/2010

Panic?

Disappointing attempt to say the least.

[orbs]

07:00 AM on 08/17/2010

Panic?

Ummmm....rethink that one ya enviro-geeks. And do it with more emphasis on being informed and less on having to rhyme.

[peacebro]

11:48 AM on 08/17/2010

Agreed!

[CrzyRussell]

10:33 PM on 08/16/2010

Applying stickers is a legal form of vandalism and can get you in trouble.,,,, people get busted for it all of the time

[Paleoclimatologist]

10:32 PM on 08/16/2010

Good news, many people don't know anything about "organic" requirements.

[GlassJoe]

09:03 PM on 08/16/2010

That's awesome!! Next up: "Oh no, it's GMO!" stickers.

[sabelmouse]

08:52 AM on 08/17/2010

those i could go fo

[Rick Hantz]

10:16 AM on 08/17/2010

Just call it Roundup food....much more accurate.

[Brutus76]

08:57 PM on 08/16/2010

Printing labels now. Hehehe, lets see how many stores I can manage to get banned from (>_

[rikster]

06:57 PM on 08/16/2010

good..way too much of this stuff going on.

[ardethbay]

04:31 PM on 08/16/2010

I'm glad to see this and hope to see more.

[ValdaDeDieu]

04:04 PM on 08/16/2010

Most Organic Farmers do what they do out of love and principle. They believe sincerely that their products are essential to their, their family, customers, and the planet's well-being. If this organization targets the unscrupulous people who are jumping on the "Organic" bandwagon, passing off inferior products to make a quick buck, then I commend the Organic Consumers Association for exposing every single one.

[alima]

06:57 PM on 08/16/2010

Great comment Valda. Organic farming is a way of life. It is not merely a matter of not using pesticides or synthetic fertilizers; it's a holistic system and philosophy that requires training, skill and commitment. Shame on any farmer or company that uses the term under false pretences. I also commend the Organic Consumers Association for raising awareness of the issue but we also need to be demanding greater attention to inspection and certification so that consumers can know what they're buying. To borrow from that old Haynes slogan: "If it doesn't say 'Certified' It's not Organic."

[alima]

07:01 PM on 08/16/2010

I meant Hanes, of course. We could use a similar campaign -- with an Organic Inspector saying "It isn't Organic till I say it's Organic."

[ValdaDeDieu]

07:06 PM on 08/16/2010

I agree. Something else I do is, I NEVER buy from companies putting out both "Organic" and "Conventional" products. I use established companies who stake their reputation on the authenticity of what they produce. In other words, that's ALL they do. That's one good rule to go by. I know that there are smaller Organic farms who are finding it hard to pay the funds for the "Certification" or "Seal". Yet, it's a family business where that (Organic) is their trademark. This association should help alleviate some of that burden off them..

[sabelmouse]

08:54 AM on 08/17/2010

i am absolutly for exposing the sham, also the ' natural ' products that may contain 1 % natural something or other, but that slogan ??

[BannedNBoston]

03:54 PM on 08/16/2010

Hey my 6 OZ $399 of Canadian Organic Northern Musk Ox cologne better be organic!!

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[sabelmouse]

08:55 AM on 08/17/2010

you got that cheap.