Organic Fraud

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With eco-friendly marketing all the rage, companies are increasingly exploiting the term "organic" to sell their products -- regardless of how good those products are for consumers or for the environment. That's especially true when it comes to soaps, shampoos, conditioners, scrubs, lotions and the like, whose labeling practices (unlike those of food products) aren't regulated by any government or independent agency. Some of the products hawked as organic contain petroleum derivatives and other synthetic or chemical compounds; these substances, which are prohibited in organic foods and frowned upon by environmental and health advocates, can be absorbed into your system via scalp, skin, or hair.

That doesn't stop Avalon, Jason Natural Cosmetics, Kiss My Face, Nature's Gate, and other companies from continuing to tout the virtues of their "organic" wares. So caveat emptor: A shampoo billing itself as "80 percent organic" could contain 80 percent water -- and 20 percent synthetic detergents and preservatives.

Source: New York Times, John Leland, 18 May 2003 http://www.organicconsumers.org/ bodycare/nytimes051903.cfm
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posted by Chris Gupta on Monday July 21 2003
updated on Saturday September 24 2005

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Readers' Comments

Yes, you are right about that. Anyone can call their product "organic", which is basically meaningless and misleading. Look for the words "Certified Organic" on products, and you will get a clean product.

Sandra

Posted by: Sandra on July 22, 2003 07:18 AM

 

Thanks Sandra, unfortunately the certification bodies in the US are being infiltrated with vested interests as they are finding money in organics. So one needs also to know what the certification entails as well as who had a hand in certification.

Posted by: Chris Gupta on July 22, 2003 02:23 PM

 

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