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The Great Organic-Food Fraud

By Ian Parker · The New Yorker · November 2021

#10 in 2021·#4 in Business·#4 in Food

The Great Organic-Food Fraud

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"There’s no way to confirm that a crop was grown organically, Ian Parker writes. Randy Constant exploited our trust in the labels, and made a fortune."

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