Organic vs. Natural: a Source of Confusion in Food Labeling

Monica Eng

Tribune reporter

Organic vs. Natural: a Source of Confusion in Food Labeling

Labeling of food a growing source of confusion, critics say…

At first it may seem only right for Dean Foods, the nation’s largest organic dairy producer, to roll out a line of yogurts and milk marketed as “natural.”

But Dean’s announcement last week alarmed advocates of organic food, who say the burgeoning market for less expensive “natural” foods reaps billions from consumers while guaranteeing little or nothing in exchange.

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July 29, 2009 — Category: Body - Bios (Physical Life), Monica Eng