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$142M Worth of Corn, Soybeans and Wheat Falsely Labeled ‘Organic’ Sold Across US
- mslate 8y agoDoes that make it non-organic? What does that even mean?
- rgbrenner 8y agoIt means the goods he sells do not meet the usda requirements for organic labeling. Organic farming is more resource intensive and expensive. So rather than spend the money to meet those requirements, he just labeled then organic, marked up the price, and pocketed the difference—ie fraud. Organic regulations: https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/organic https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/organic A short summary: https://www.ams.usda.gov/publications/content/organic-production-handling-standards https://www.ams.usda.gov/publications/content/organic-produc...
- colejohnson66 8y agoOff topic, but why do some websites use a www subdomain on a subdomain?
- ozfive 8y agoThis guy is going to face civil litigation as well. Talk about ruining your life.
- sbr464 8y agoI had heard once (can’t confirm, and not very knowledgeable on the subject) that soom food sold actually is organic, not by choice, but comes from farms where they don’t have the budget for certification, or would love to use fertilizers but can’t afford them. Curious if that is true. If it is true, I could imagine it easily being worth more than $140m over time.