Industry Ignores Consumer Concerns, Creates Bogus “Oasis” Organic Standard

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INDUSTRY IGNORES CONSUMER CONCERNS & CREATES BOGUS "OASIS"
ORGANIC STANDARD

A new "organic" standard for personal care products
has been created exclusively by conventional industry members
like Estee Lauder (owner of Aveda), Loreal and Hain (Jason,
Avalon), without any input or comment period from organic
consumers, organic farmers or personal care companies who
have achieved USDA National Organic Program certification
for the majority of their products. The OASIS standard allows
a product to be labeled outright as “Organic” (rather
than “Made with Organic Specified Ingredients”)
even if it contains hydrogenated and sulfated cleansing ingredients
like Sodium Lauryl Sulfate made from conventional agricultural
material grown with synthetic fertilizers, herbicides and
pesticides, and preserved with synthetic petrochemical preservatives
like Ethylhexylglycerin and Phenoxyethanol. As always, the
OCA recommends consumers look for personal care products certified
under the USDA National Organic Program.
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