Bigelow Tea reached out to USA Herald’s Legalist, Robin Bull, to discuss the matter. In addition to pointing out that Organic Consumers Association uses their own standard (instead of that set forth by the federal government), Ms. Bigelow wished to remind consumers that this isn’t the first time OCA has taken it upon themselves to try and make waves. They’ve also filed a lawsuit against The Honest Co., Ben & Jerry’s, and several other companies. Their lawsuit against The Honest Co., was dismissed.
“I understand [OCA has] an issue with Round-up…but to find such a miniscule amount…[they] have literally scared customers into thinking they might as well just spray Round-Up directly in their mouth.”
Looking strictly at the numbers and at previous lawsuits, it appears that in addition to attempting to set their own standards they want to force on others, OCA wants to be the final word on what is considered “organic” or “natural” while seemingly ignoring federal regulations that specify how much of a “non-organic” compound may be found.
