Whole Foods? Mr. Mackey and fake Organics...

Marco here. I love Whole Foods, but! Did you know that much of what Whole Foods sells as organic is imported from China.  China!? Frozen spinach, sugar snap peas, California Blend (carrots, cauliflower and broccoli) and much more, all selling under the Whole Foods 365 Organic label, come from China, but you have to flip the package over and read the small print to find this out. Well now...


The word organic is supposed to assure no use of overly harmful pesticides and environmentally friendly growing conditions, at least in the U.S. But what does that word mean in China? Food grown as organic in the U.S. must be approved by the USDA before it can be labeled organic, but food from China does not have this level of supervision.

The USDA does not inspect food from China. Private inspectors are certified to do that. Whole Foods uses a company called Quality Assurance International (QAI) to certify some products, but QAI confirmed to the ABC reporters that it has not certified any food from China. Yet the QAI seal along with the USDA seal and the words Product of China appear together on produce sold at Whole Foods. There is no way to know if any rules governing the labeling of the food were followed. Read on Whole Food shoppers... Read on!


The Truth will set you Free!