Consumer Groups Turn To FTC For Action On Organic Personal-Care Labeling
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Disappointed with USDA's lack of action on the organic personal-care front, Consumers Union and the Organic Consumers Association are now asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate what they say are misleading organic product claims
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