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  2. Department of Agriculture2:44
  3. Whole Foods Market0:05
  4. pomegranate1:06
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Tue, 19 Jan 2010|

Tips on how to verify that the organic produce you are buying is actually organically grown.

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A Pasco County man recently filed a complaint with the state against organic retailer Whole Foods Market. He said the store has mislabeled products incorrectly claiming their organic. Is -- Natalie Shepherd shows is how you can make sure you're getting what you pay for. -- three year old -- Andrei only eat organic food. He may not know the difference but his -- Richard sure does and he doesn't mind paying more for it.

A world well we're one of organic and non organic food is I don't want to pesticides to help them in mushroom.

Andre always make sure he buys organic anything her husband aren't on that who'll be organic. He -- the whole foods in Tampa the door he counts on to specialize in organic products. And he's disappointed because people feel -- food isn't telling the whole truth.

As those picked -- fruit. The container did not have the US being organic seal on it.

It snaps pictures of these signs one organic strawberries the other for organic pomegranate. Clothes are actually conventional route. He approached a store manager after discovering the problem.

They say it was a training issue Aaron our server was incorrect person. It can't be a training mission this --

All the victim is pretty simple organic produce will always be labeled with the USDA organic feel like this one. More of the PLU number on the sticker will start within nine. Conventional through will always be labeled with a number that starts with a three or four like this one and whole foods says -- labeling is unusual.

A situation like when you describe would be very uncommon and are.

food quality standards coordinator Joe Dixon poll by phone the -- does train its employees on organic standards.

And integrity that we build her training programs under you know legally operate our stores is designed to ensure this. Our customers in contrast to what they're buying organic is really organic.

The mistake -- still name Christie called -- is a registered nutritionist. She says consumers need to get educated get to trust your store. Yet -- and ask -- store owner that produce -- jurors think and know that know where you shop and Andres still planned on shopping at whole foods are there. This is the largest selection. But I lost -- confidence in and what they're doing they'll double -- signed into hundred feet. To make sure he's getting what he's paying for I'm Natalie Shepherd news Channel 8. Under spot filed a complaint against health foods at the state consumer board. Whole foods says an inspector from the Florida Department of Agriculture did check the store. And found the -- used properly labeled.

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