OCA boycott/buycott to include "natural"
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
The Organic Consumers Association says its boycott of non-certified products, tentatively slated for this fall, will include not only personal-care products marketed as "organic" that lack either USDA's or NSF International's mark of approval, but also alleged "natural" products that have not been certified to the standards of either the Natural Product Association or German association BDIH. "In practical terms we'll have to drive journalists and consumers to our (now under construction) Web pages where we'll list brands to boycott and brands to buycott (buy)," OCA Executive Director Ronnie Cummins told "The Rose Sheet.
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