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Episode #122: Government Kowtowing & Alleged Industry Corruption in the Organic Label
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Today is an action packed episode as we dive deeper into the potential corruption and possible fraud in the organic label. We are joined by Mark Kastel, founder and executive director of OrganicEye, which is an organic industry watchdog.
OrganicEye has requested an investigation of the National Organic Program, alleging malfeasance because of corporate influence peddling in the form of financial payments to organic certifiers. OrganicEye also filed a formal legal complaint against the nation’s largest certifier, CCOF, citing ”hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of…
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