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    Posted: July 04 2011 at 6:39pm

Organic beauty brands sued 'for not putting enough organic ingredients in products'  

As reported in the Daily Mail Reporter

An environmental group has filed a lawsuit against 26 cosmetic companies over claims that products were falsely labelled as organic.

The Center for Environmental Health's lawsuit alleges that a large number of products, including shampoo and face wash, do not contain enough organic ingredients to warrant the label.

It says that the brands, which include major names like Jason and British drugstore giant Boots, are violating a California law that requires all organic products to contain at least 70 per cent natural ingredients grown without pesticides or chemicals.

The organisation's executive director, Michael Green, told how a simple reading of the ingredients list on the back of many products found that many fell short of the California Organic Products Act of 2003. 
 
He said: 'For years, organic advocates have called on personal care companies to fix their improper 'organic' labels, but our recent purchasing shows the industry is still rife with unsubstantiated organic claims.'
 
He added that the aim of the CEH was to encourage companies to use organic ingredients, and ensure that consumers can trust organic labels to be meaningful and consistent.

The case was filed at Alameda County Superior Court last week.

It is the latest in a string of disputes over the labelling of organic cosmetics, and the second time the CEH has taken action against Hain Celestial Group Inc, which owns the Jason and Avalon Organics brands.

It sued the company in May over the labelling of a face wash.

The suit claimed that of the 19 ingredients listed on the Jason Ester-C Super-C Cleanser Facial Wash container, only one was actually organic. 
 
There has been growing confusion and debate over what constitutes organic and a growing number of false labelling lawsuits. 
 
Legal disputes over organic labelling initially targeted food grower in 2007.  The next year, cosmetic products claiming to have organic ingredients were targeted.  None of those lawsuits have been resolved. 
 
The federal government does not have organic labelling rules for cosmetic products.  But the U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved California standards.

The following brands/products have been sued for not containing enough organic ingredients:

  • Parnevu T-Tree No Lye Conditioning Relaxer System (Advantage Research Laboratories Inc.,)
  • Collagen & Almond Enriching Moisturizing Lotion (Aubrey Organics Inc)
  • Organic Aromatherapy Facial Cleanser (Beauty Without Cruelty/Lotus Brands Inc)
  • Boots Amazon Forest Brazil Nut & Vanilla Body Wash (Boots Retail USA Inc)
  • Out of Africa Handwash Tea Tree with Essential Oil (California Inside & Out Inc)
  • Crème of Nature Kiwi & Citrus Ultra Moisturizing Shampoo (Colomer USA)
  • Clearly Head Conditioner (Cosway Company Inc/Head Organics Company
  • Curlicious Curls Cleansing Cream Organic Shampoo (Curls, LLC)
  • Psorzema Body Wash (derma e® Natural Bodycare/Stearns Products Inc)
  • Jason Thin-to-Thick Conditioner and Baby Avalon Organics Silky Cornstarch Baby Powder (Hain Celestial Group)
  • Organics by Africa's Best Hair Mayonnaise (House of Cheatham Inc)
  • Naturtint Green Technologies Permanent Hair Colorant (International Trade Routes of New York Inc/Laboratorios Phergal)
  • Kinky-Curly Spiral Spritz (Kinky-Curly Hair Care)
  • Hold Up Styling Mousse (Kiss My Face Corporation)
  • Deodorant Stone With Holder (Lafe's Natural BodyCare/Lafe T Larson Inc)
  • Euro Organic Oil Simply Pure Hair & Scalp Therapy (Morrocco Method Inc)
  • Organic Root Stimulator Olive Oil Replenishing Pak (Namasté Laboratories)
  • Nature's Baby ORGANICS Shampoo & Body Wash in Vanilla-Tangerine Scent or Lavender-Chamomile Scent (Nature's Baby Products Inc)
  • Coconut & Papaya with Vanilla Bean Extract Body Wash (Nubian Heritage Group/Sundial Group LLC)
  • NutriBiotic Everyday Clean Conditioner Botanical Blend (Nutrition Resource Inc/dba NutriBiotic) 
  • Rainbow Baby Oh Baby Unscented Organic Herbal Shampoo (Rainbow Research Corporation)
  • Renpure Organics I Love My Hair! Body and Shine Shampoo (Renpure LLC)
  • Elasta QP Intense Fortifying Hair Conditioning Treatment (Strength of Nature Global LLC)
  • Shea Moisture Organic Raw Shea Butter Moisture Retention Shampoo (Sundial Brands/Sundial Group LLC)
  • Organique by Himalaya Toothpaste (The Himalaya Drug Company)
  • Hydrating Teatree Mint Conditioner (Todd Christopher International Inc/Vogue International)
  • If you care about products being organic then read this list carefully.

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    Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Kirbie Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 06 2011 at 9:53pm
    Thanks a lot for posting that list here. That was very horrible to know that some creams that I use are not organic enough. Totally depressing.
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    Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote amandagreen Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 28 2013 at 11:08am
    This is interesting! What is even more interesting (and perplexing at the same time) is how so many companies are using the organic angle in their marketing and how big the gap is between what they say it is and what it actually is.
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