Organic cheaters exposed by public protest!!! See which products are fake!!!

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Originally published April 2 2010

Organic cheaters exposed by public protest at health products trade show

by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor

 

(NaturalNews) The Organic Consumers Association has long fought against what it

calls " organic cheater brands " -- personal care products that use the name

" organic " in the product name or brand, yet are not truly organic products at

all. This year at the Expo West Natural Products Expo in Anaheim, California,

the OCA staged a very visible public protest to expose what it calls " sham poo

products " that are " organic cheaters. "

 

The protest was part of the OCA's Coming Clean Campaign which continues to

expose dishonest or misleading products in the skin care industry. Due in large

part to the OCA's efforts, Whole Foods now says it will enforce honest labeling

by taking a closer look at the word " organic " on personal care products

(http://www.organicconsumers.org/bod...).

 

I was present at the protest, where I spoke with some of the participants and

captured some video footage of the action. You can watch the full video right

now on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BaO...

 

What really happened at the protest

The protest was largely peaceful, and even though police did search the

protestors -- a violation of their 4th Amendment rights -- they did not make any

arrests. New Hope Media, the company that organizes the Expo West trade show

each year, dispatched staffers to act as human shields to visually block the

protest signs by standing in front of them. I attempted to get some of the New

Hope Media personnel to explain why they were standing in front of the signs,

asking them if they were attempting to block the signs, and they told me that

they actually had no intention of blocking anything, that they were just

" standing here " for no particular reason. (Yeah, right...)

 

They couldn't say, of course, that the " organic cheater " brands whose signs they

were blocking also happened to be some of the largest paying exhibitors at the

show, and these show organizers were no doubt attempting to shield these

companies from being publicly shamed. That act alone raises the all-important

question: Why is New Hope Media protecting organic cheater brands?

 

There's something you need to know about the Expo West trade show: That show has

an on-duty FDA officer who runs around the show threatening companies that make

truthful health claims on their product labels. New Hope Media is apparently

quite content with an FDA tyrant running around the show threatening people for

telling the truth, but when the Organic Consumers Association tries to expose

the truth about organic cheater brands, New Hope Media places itself in the

position of defending the cheaters!

 

Why is it illegal to tell the truth at Expo West, but it's perfectly fine for

some companies to lie to consumers through misleading product names... and New

Hope Media will actually go to bat for those cheaters by sending people onto the

street to disrupt a public protest that exposes the lies!

 

I find this all quite fascinating. Expo West is a terrific trade show with lots

of really great companies sharing their health products, but it does seem that

New Hope Media is eroding its own credibility by going to bat for organic

cheater brands. Instead of defending organic cheater brands, the company might

do itself a favor by requiring them to have honest labels before they can

exhibit at the show!

 

Watch the video yourself to see the signs being blocked by New Hope Media

employees (the guys in the suits): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BaO...

 

How the products really scored

The OCA has published an online spreadsheet detailing the test results of many

personal care products to show their " Skin Deep Hazard Rating " -- a score that

indicates the presence of potentially hazardous or toxic chemicals in product

formulations. A score of 7 or higher is considered bad enough to earn that

product a " don't buy this " rating. A score of 2 or lower is considered very

good. Check out the spreadsheet yourself here:

 

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?...

 

(Click on the brand names at the top of the spreadsheet to see the score results

for each brand.)

 

Join the Organic Consumers Association's boycott of brands

The OCA maintains a boycott against the following brands, which it characterizes

as " fake organic brands " :

 

• Avalon " Organics "

• Desert Essence " Organics "

• Earth's Best " Organic "

• Eminence " Organic " (Except Few w/USDA Seal)

• Giovanni " Organic "

• Goodstuff " Organics "

• Head " Organics "

• Jason " Pure, Natural & Organic "

• Kiss My Face " Obsessively Organic "

• Nature's Gate " Organics "

• Physicians Formula " Organic " Wear

• Stella McCartney " 100% Organic "

 

NaturalNews urges readers to join in this boycott and avoid buying these brands

until they reformulate to be truly organic (USDA organic). Note carefully that

even the Kiss My Face " Obsessively Organic " products are not considered truly

organic by the OCA. Don't trust product names alone, as brand names and product

names may be misleading.

 

Good organic brands to buy

Here are some of the honest organic brands you may wish to support through the

purchasing of their products:

 

• Alteya Organics

• Baby Bear Shop

• Badger

• Brittanie's Thyme

• Bubble and Bee Organic

• Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps

• Earth Mama Angel Baby

• Indian Meadow Herbals

• Intelligent Nutrients

• Kimberly Parry Organics

• Little Angel

• Mercola

• Miessence Certified Organics

• Nature's Paradise

• OGmama and OGbaby

• Organicare

• Organic Essence

• Origins Organics

• Purely Shea

• Rose Tattoo Aftercare

• SoCal Cleanse

• Sensibility Soaps / Nourish

• Terressentials

• Trillium Organics

• Vermont Soap

 

Stay informed at the OCA's Coming Clean Campaign web page:

http://www.organicconsumers.org/bod...

 

And share the protest video with others, as they will be interested to know

which " organic cheater " brands are being exposed by the OCA. Watch it here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BaO...

 

In addition to reading NaturalNews.com, stay informed about this topic at

www.OrganicConsumers.org

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