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http://www.organicconsumers.org/bodycare/organic_shampoo.cfm
Up close & personal: "organic" shampoo defined
10/1/2003
Better Nutrition
Stroll through the personal care section of any small natural foods retail store or even a nationally known super-market, and you'll see the word "organic" everywhere. Here, bottles of a shampoo that you've used for years suddenly bear stickers claiming to be "70 percent organic." There, all manner of eye creams may be labeled "82 percent organic." Everything from deodorant to tooth paste has gone organic, and if you're confused about what those labels mean, get in line.
How can you, the consumer, make informed decisions about the products that carry organic labels? Are there laws governing label accuracy? Does the word "organic" on, say, a cherry-flavored lip gloss or banana-scented sunscreen carry the same weight as the government-sanctioned "organic" label that appears on real cherries and bananas?
Not yet--which is what makes shopping for personal care products these days so baffling. The organic label approved by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in October 2002 established national standards for organic claims on all foods, removing a great deal of inconsistency and confusion. But the law applies only to food--or more specifically, to the processes by which food is grown and handled.
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Up close & personal: "organic" shampoo defined
10/1/2003
Better Nutrition
Stroll through the personal care section of any small natural foods retail store or even a nationally known super-market, and you'll see the word "organic" everywhere. Here, bottles of a shampoo that you've used for years suddenly bear stickers claiming to be "70 percent organic." There, all manner of eye creams may be labeled "82 percent organic." Everything from deodorant to tooth paste has gone organic, and if you're confused about what those labels mean, get in line.
How can you, the consumer, make informed decisions about the products that carry organic labels? Are there laws governing label accuracy? Does the word "organic" on, say, a cherry-flavored lip gloss or banana-scented sunscreen carry the same weight as the government-sanctioned "organic" label that appears on real cherries and bananas?
Not yet--which is what makes shopping for personal care products these days so baffling. The organic label approved by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in October 2002 established national standards for organic claims on all foods, removing a great deal of inconsistency and confusion. But the law applies only to food--or more specifically, to the processes by which food is grown and handled.
...continued on the link, the article was too long to post in full
