Why Silk Soy Milk's Parent Company Is Throwing American Farmers and Consumers Under the Bus | Environment | AlterNet
Even as demand for organic food continues to explode, organic farmers in America are getting thrown under the beet cart they helped build.
The Chinese are taking over market share, especially of vegetables and agricultural commodities like soy, thanks to several American-based multinational food corporations that have hijacked the organic bandwagon they only recently jumped onto.
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This is a growing problem (pun intended): multinational corporations buying out successful Organic businesses and then wrecking them. The USDA Organics label is a minimal standard, and imports from China definitely do not help create a sustainable environment or economy. This is a shame.