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China Quietly Muscles In on the Organic Food Market
in response to reader comment: The US needs to put labels on our food that indicate whether any ingredients are from outside the US

Submitted by Sheri, Jul 22, 2007 12:29

I agree with Kelly 100% !!!

God only knows what the people have really been eating in light of all this... and not knowing...

I was extremely disapointed (or should I say disgusted) to find out that the "organic" soy milk I was buying was made with Chinese soy beans (after all this stuff in the news about China!) What's wrong with business these days?!!?) - yet the label mentions nothing about this! It does not even say "may contain chinese soy, or even imported soy"

It would be very nice to know where on earth my food is coming from when so many places on earth are not fit for food!!! It would NOT take much money or brains to label WHERE the ingredient is from. They simply don't want to .... this leads me to ask... why is that?

So companies don't want to do this labelling? You know what I say?

"FINE! Don't tell me where it's from. But at the same time, keep it all to yourself, I will BOYCOTT all of your products, and buy only from the local organic farms who I can visit . "

That's the only way to know what you're eating unless you are a farmer these days!!! And there are so many nice local organic farms it's a shame not to give them the business. Or join a co-op that buys from them. Give these farms your support now, and they will be there for you in the future when the rest of this crazy world ends up poisoned with who knows what. Take the car and the kids and head out to the farms on the weekends, great way to spend some quality time! And, wouldn't you like to personally know the people who grow your vegetables and raise your beef & chicken? That's what I say.

You have to take charge of your own health and vote with your money.

(after a pet dies or a person gets cancer, it's TOO LATE to say "ooops, we're sorry",)

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Has there been any official lab certified test of imported edamame from China for pesticides or other related health hazards? [MORE]	marshall Cohen	Dec 11, 2007 13:12
Last January I became ill from eating frozen organic produce from China that I had bought at Trader Joes. After I... [MORE]	cluppins	Sep 19, 2007 00:25
I have always been allergic to citrus fruits and found myself turning blue in the face the moment I bit... [MORE]	Merchant	Aug 31, 2007 00:59
Do your part now. Call, email or write your congressman. Better yet, visit the following web site and read about... [MORE]	Debby	Jul 25, 2007 16:27
Thanks for sharing the information on making a public comment about the NOP proposed revisions. Don't let the certified organic... [MORE]	Tami	Jul 26, 2007 23:50
I am a full-time Canadian Organic farmer supplying well over 2000 tons of grains and oilseeds to the Certified Organic... [MORE]	Matt	Jul 25, 2007 06:27
Under the organic regs, if organic food is tested and pesticide residues are detected, they must not be more than... [MORE]	Sam Fromartz	Jul 19, 2007 09:47
This is ridiculous. I don't want to buy "organic" products at my Whole Foods store only to find out that... [MORE]	Kelly	Jul 19, 2007 08:16
I agree with Kelly 100% !!! God only knows what the people have really been eating in light of all this......	Sheri	Jul 22, 2007 12:29
The law is already on the books,Big companys are in violation of the law if they are not puting the... [MORE]	Dennis	Jul 25, 2007 08:21
Josh, I think you article is a little misleading. Certified Organic products have been coming into the US form China for... [MORE]	George Kalogridis	Jul 18, 2007 18:15
hi, this is wendy from nz. we supply some organic food and beverage from new zealand to china and usa.... [MORE]	wendy	Jul 29, 2007 21:52
While the National Organic Program (NOP), housed in the Dept of Agriculture's Agriculture Marketing Service, likes to restrict their organic... [MORE]	Steve Gilman	Jul 18, 2007 12:14
One sentence in this report says it all about this organic food craze: "It's not a food safety program. It's a... [MORE]	HaavBline	Jul 18, 2007 04:14