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Is There a Glossary of What Means What?
The certified humane vs free range post has me thinking and questioning our food choices lately. I'm thinking it's good because I'm shopping at whole foods, TJ, or farmers market, but now I feel unsure.
Help!
Re: Is There a Glossary of What Means What?
Unfortunately, no. Some of the so called "green" or "humane" companies do just the bare minimum to put those labels on their packages because they know people are willing to pay more for it. It's hard to know who is legit by just reading labels, i.e. Horizon organic milk and Organic Valley organic milk. Both certified organic, but Horizon is known for just meeting minimum standards...doing just what other milk producers do only using organic feed and no hormones. Organic Valley is a co-op of independent dairies who not only meet but exceed standards for animal treatment. We have several OV farms in my area and all are pastured. IMO, "Organic" (as in USDA certified) alone is not enough for animal care standards. There are lots of good companies who raise organic for the right reasons and do it the right way, but there's also now a big market for organic and some companies do just what they need to do to mark up the price and get a piece of the organic pie.
Basically, it's important to research what the label means, who is saying it, and what the standards are. Some claims aren't regulated at all, some sound good but don't really mean much.
I did some research when I was looking for eggs. Now if I can't get eggs from my egg person (I pick them up from the farm), I only buy Certified Humane, because I've read the documentation on their standards.
This was just posted on MM re: eggs.
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1oHdcV/blogs.babble.com/family-kitchen/2010/08/09/the-educated-consumer-egg-carton-labels-101//r:f