Whole Foods Requires “Organic” Personal Care Products be Third-Party Certified
Published: 26 July 2010
Category: Organic Products in Glass, Sustainability
Earth911.com reports in response to the onslaught of organic personal care products on the market, Whole Foods Market has recently announced that to be sold in its stores all personal care products making “organic” claims must be third-party certified. Under the new guideline, all products making an organic product claim, such as “organic body lotion,” must be certified to the USDA NOP standard of at least 95 percent certified organic products, the same standard used for organic foods. The guideline will go into effect on June 1, 2011, but Whole Foods expects suppliers making an “organic” claim to submit a plan for compliance by August 1, 2010.