This is so shocking and so disappointing--the Beast of Bentonville may be breaking the law. I'm astonished that Wal-Mart--which has broken child labor laws, overtimes laws and labor laws--would be potentially trying to pass off regular food as organic food. From The Independent in the U.K.
US farming watchdog accuses Wal-Mart of mis-selling
Wal-Mart, the controversial retailing giant, is under investigation in the US over allegations it is trying to pass off non-organic foods as organic.
It has been accused of using misleading labelling that is "tantamount to consumer fraud" by an organic farming watchdog, the Cornucopia Institute. The body has handed its complaints to the US Department of Agriculture (Usda).
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is also conducting an investigation into whether Wal-Mart is placing "natural" produce on shelf space labelled as containing organic items.
The Cornucopia Institute claimed to have found dozens of examples of Wal-Mart's mislabelling products - from "all- natural yogurt" to soya milk "made from organic soybeans".
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