Re: Mislabeling Livestock in Health Food Stores

David DeCou (ddecou@pond.net)
Tue, 15 Jun 1999 06:32:40 -0700

At 09:19 PM 6/13/99 -0400, Patricia Foreman wrote:
>Greg Gunthorp's query regarding mislabeling livestock in health food stores
>Sanet-mg-digest #1085.
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>Recently I called the largest whole foods store in my area (17 stores in 5
>state region) to see if I could sell them organic, free range poultry. The
>meat counter manager told me he already had organic chickens available. When
>I asked "who from" he named two poultry producers that are confinement
>broiler houses in Pennsylvania. I gently asked who certified them?
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>At the same whole foods health food store I left messages for the three
>produce buyers, explaining that I want to supply their 17 stores with
>organic, free range broilers, eggs and turkeys. None of the three returned
>my phone calls.

I hope that you did not leave messages for the PRODUCE buyers because they
do not work in the meat or dairy Departments. Stores are typically divided
up and as busy as many of the department heads are they might not bother to
pass a message between departments without personal contact.

>Not too long ago I attended a organic grain symposium where the main speaker
>was from a large whole foods chain. The speaker lamented several times that
>they really, really prefer to buy locally, but they simply can't find any
>farmers. Contrary to what that speaker said, I think these big whole food
>stores won't carry local OR organic produce if it means they have to deal
>with someone other than the wholesale broker.
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>Has anyone else out there had similar experiences?
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>Sincerely,
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>Andy Lee
>Good Earth Farm
>1702 Mountain View Road
>Buena Vista, Virginia 24416
>Phone and Fax 540-261-8775
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