For dairy, they have issued an Organic Dairy Ratings (cow star ratings…the more cows, the more ‘organic’).
http://www.cornucopia.org/dairysurvey/index.htmlCornucopia also has an extensive report on cereal products
http://cornucopia.org/cereal-scorecard/docs/Cornucopia_Cereal_Report.pdfI personally do not buy organic, or better stated, do not pay more for an item because it is organic, so I find this concept of ‘authentic organic’ interesting. Large corporations push the boundaries of organic to make it more available, but in doing so, they have the organic police crying foul. So, on one side, if you’re are buying a mass produced organic brand, is it really any better than non-organic? On the other side, is there that much difference between authentic organic and ‘greenwashed’ products for someone to search out the true organic products? Clearly, the plight of the mindful organic consumer is not an easy one.
Source (http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/11/19/mark-kastel-cornucopia-good-food-movement.aspx?e_cid=20111119_DNL_art_1)
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