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Organic
March 14, 2018
Emily Atkin
“Organic” Doesn’t Mean “Humane,” and Trump Likes It That Way
Obama issued a rule to help confused consumers. His successor killed it.
June 30, 2016
Ted Genoways
The Stomach-Turning Truth Behind Hormel’s “Natural” Pork
A new lawsuit says the company's Natural Choice products are anything but.
August 8, 2014
Maria McGrath
The Bizarre Life (and Death) of “Mr. Organic”
J.I. Rodale, the godfather of the locavore trend, was a paranoid anti-vaxxer, too
February 27, 2014
Jerry A. Coyne
Why Do Liberals Tolerate Pseudoscience at Whole Foods?
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