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Be aware when restaurants say they are “organic” - WINK News
Connie Paris loves eating at The Organic Coup, the nation’s first organic fast food restaurant.
“It’s refreshing to get real food so easily,” Connie says.
With the explosion in popularity of organic food, it’s no surprise restaurants want a bite of the pie. However, unlike food products that require certification to legally use the organic label, that same standard isn’t required of restaurants.
Alexis Baden-Mayer of the Organic Consumers Association says, “There are a lot of restaurants that have organic in their name and advertise themselves as organic that are not certified.”
Connie Paris loves eating at The Organic Coup, the nation’s first organic fast food restaurant.
“It’s refreshing to get real food so easily,” Connie says.
With the explosion in popularity of organic food, it’s no surprise restaurants want a bite of the pie. However, unlike food products that require certification to legally use the organic label, that same standard isn’t required of restaurants.
Alexis Baden-Mayer of the Organic Consumers Association says, “There are a lot of restaurants that have organic in their name and advertise themselves as organic that are not certified.”