A majority of consumers think organic produce should not have pesticides (91% of consumers) or antibiotics (86%).
San Antonio, Texas/Press Release -- Consumer Reports is releasing a nationally representative survey of more than 1,000 adults focused on the organic label. Many of the findings are directly relevant to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting in San Antonio, TX. The poll results are available at http://www.greenerchoices.org/organicsurvey.
“Despite the fact that the public does not want a host of artificial ingredients in their organic food, some national advisers and decision-makers in the National Organic Program have overtly expressed a desire to grow the exemption list in order to grow the organic market. We believe this violates the public’s trust of what organic means,” says Dr. Urvashi Rangan, executive director of Consumer Reports Food Safety and Sustainability Center.