Be Careful shopping at Whole Foods

any organic supermarket I have ever been in has carried products that are not organic...When the industry was smaller, and not as many organic products were available, they did it to help people be able to fill their shopping lists,,,so they would do more business with them, and not have to make the trip there for just a few things. Remember what they are up against....The "all natural" bs labels have been around forever, just look in any supermarket, they were around before organic supermarkets were...that is just common sense...Now, with the spread of GMO's, why wouldn't they be found in organic supermarkets as well ?

The supermarket business has statistically always been one of the hardest businesses to make a profit in . Food spoilage was a large contributor. Remember when they started to sell cooked products , and pre-prepared foods? That was to use up the food that was nearing expiration,,so, instead of writing it off, they cooked it, and,at least in Whole paycheck's case, have turned a loss into a profit..If you have seen the prices of their prepared foods, you know what I mean......T

I knew that some foods in health food stores were not organic, but I forgot about GMO foods. When you think about how much more these "health" foods cost and the sacrifices some people make in order to buy them, it's a shameful scam.

Something else that many "health foodists" may not consider is just because you buy it at the health food store, doesn't mean it's necessarily good for you... this includes unprocessed, raw, and organic foods. For example, wheat gluten produces allergies or adverse reactions in a majority of people, yet if you try to find wheat-free or gluten-free bread, cookies, or crackers you'll find it's darn near impossible. Even breads labeled rye, spelt, or rice usually contain some wheat. Likewise, some people can't assimilate soy, lactose, nuts, etc. Some foods, like oats, are highly acidic which can cause a pH imbalance.

So being careful, safe, and healthy really gets complicated.

Always felt a little suspicious when buying a product that had a big USDA government seal advertising that it was organic and here's why:

http://www.knowthelies.com/node/7439

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

YouTube Removes Undercover Video Showing Whole Foods GMO Misinformation

Anthony Gucciardi
Activist Post

Youtube has pulled an undercover ‘Organic Spies’ video questioning Whole Foods employees as to whether or not any of the products within Whole Foods contained GMO ingredients. Created to show how even the employees themselves are misinformed (or even dishonest) about the very real presence of Monsanto’s GMOs in a store like Whole Foods that is supposed to promote health and wellness, the Organic Spies video received over 100,000 views in a few short days.

The video has since been removed due to apparently ‘violating the Terms of Service’, according to the genetic Youtube message that appears in place of the original video. As Infowars.com’s Aaron Dykes explains, this could be due to a third party complaint (such as Whole Foods demanding it be taken down), but it is not known as YouTube no longer tells the user of the third party identity. In other words, videos like these can be taken down without a trace of who is responsible.

You can see a re-upload of the video below:

One thing is clear, however. Whole Foods definitely has its eye on the video, attempting to perform ‘damage’ control through PR statements. Whole Foods even responded to the video after it became viral on the internet, stating on their blog that they certainly do carry GMOs within their store and that their employees questioned in the video were misinformed:

The YouTube video showing our store Team Members giving conflicting responses to a question about GMOs reminds us that while we try to keep all our 70,000 Team Members up-to-speed on the latest information, clearly we need to do more. Some products in our stores DO contain GMOs – just like any other food store in the country, due to the pervasiveness of GMOs…

Whole Foods Should Abandon GMOs, Monsanto

Just to be clear, I do believe that Whole Foods offers consumers a pretty considerable selection of organic non-GMO options at their stores. Many items contain the Non-GMO Project verified sticker, and they are certainly multitudes more in touch with real food than the average grocer. That said, it is important that we always keep corporations in line when it comes to protecting the health of ourselves and our families.

Ever since the recent French GMO study found that Monsanto’s GMOs (and Roundup) were contributing to tumor growth and organ damage, the international alarm over GMOs has been louder than ever. This is the perfect time to spread the word over carriers like Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s who still carry GMOs within their ‘natural health’ stores. After all, GMOs are not natural by any stretch of the word.

The success of the Organic Spies video signifies a serious paradigm shift in the way the average individual looks at an average business. Whole Foods, like virtually all other corporations who focus on selling direct to customer, depends entirely on the purchases of the consumer. If consumers literally demand that Whole Foods removes tumor-linked GMOs from their stories, stopping a major flow of income to Monsanto and other biotech giants, then they will be forced to comply.

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This article first appeared at Natural Society, an excellent resource for health news and vaccine information.