From Counterpunch a Political Newsletter
Wal-Mart's Coming Lunge into Organic Food
Here we go. Wal-Mart's planning to move strongly into organic food. The company's CEO, Lee Scott said at Wal-Mart's last annual general meeting, "We know that customers at all ends of the income spectrum want organic and natural food.
"Last fall, the Organic Trade Assn., which represents corporations like Kraft, Dole, and Dean Foods, lobbied to attach a rider to the 2006 Agricultural Appropriations Bill that would weaken the nation's organic food standards by allowing certain synthetic food substances in the preparation, processing, and packaging of organic foods. That sparked outrage from organic activists. Nevertheless, the bill passed into law in November, and the new standards will go into effect later this year."
End of Extract.... Now if Starpol takes the place of any none bio gradeable packaging, this would surely be more acceptable to the Organic Food brigade.
I wonder if this is one of the reasons, Walmart are looking at SEO products to steal a march on their competitors. Just a thought.
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