“When Food Labels Mislead, By Henry I. Miller and John J. Cohrssen.
Organic farming has boomed in recent years, with total sales of organic products — food, bed linens, pillows and clothes — in the United States increasing 83 percent between 2007 and 2012. A primary driver of their success has been the USDA-regulated organic label, which implies to many consumers that these food products are somehow superior. But that is not what the label actually means. Nor is it true. Nor, arguably, is the label constitutional. Read more.