Re: sanet-mg-digest V1 #409

Frits v/d Laan (F.vd.Laan@inter.nl.net)
Tue, 07 Jul 1998 20:39:05 -0400

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Hello Rob
You didn't tell what country your from but GMT - 4hours could be south america
We have had 4 courtcases this year in the Netherlands, most of them were
cases of products sold with certification but bought or otherwise got
without the nessecery controll or papers.
All of the cases were people/business which are certified themselves.

>I'm looking for information on cases of organic labeling fraud. The two I
>know of are the mislabeled banana case (filed by Nina Brothers of
>California) in 1995, and the Glacial Ridge beans in 1996 (I think) in
>Minnesota. I'm particularly interested in whether and where fraud was
>ultimately discovered in the investigations of these two cases (or in
>other cases), and also in the aftereffects on the organic certifiers
>involved.
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>Not to re-open any old wounds, and I know that the history of organic
>certification is generally free of fraud. I just want a general sketch.
>
>Does anybody have any information, or other sources, on these or other
>cases? Also, if there is a list which is more specifically devoted to
>organic certification, please refer me there. Thanks very much -
>
>Rob Fetter
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> Class of '99 bricklayers and revolutionaries.
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