The OCA spearheaded a major press event in Washington DC last week as
members of the natural products industry gathered at a national trade
show called Expo East. OCA's press conference focused on the fraudulent
practice of a number of leading body care corporations who are
advertising their products as "organic" by including water as an organic
ingredient.
Covered by a variety of media, including the Washington
Post, Indy Media, and Mothering Magazine, the press event preceded a
meeting of the Personal Care Task Force (PCTF), a committee of industry
leaders that are slowly hammering out organic body care standards for
recommendation to the USDA. OCA was also in attendance at the PCTF
meeting, announcing that it is currently working with Rutgers University
on a scientific analysis of diluted hydrosols. The results of the study
will finally reveal specifically how much added water is being included
as a so-called "organic" ingredient in these products. Stay tuned.
http://www.organicconsumers.org/bodycare/
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