If you’ve ever wondered whether the recent organic foods fad is motivated more by money than by concern for anyone’s health, consider this tidbit from the Soil Association, the UK’s self-proclaimed “leading campaigner and certifier of organic food.” Yesterday this group complained in a press release that “mainstream producers” such as “Mars, Heinz, Nestle, and Unilever” can’t be trusted to maintain strict organic standards. Apparently, buying only organic foods isn’t enough: you need to buy their organic foods.
