The Unhappy Laborer and Your Happy Consciousness
nmccoy1 In a New York Times article (see below), consumers of organic food have become distressed to learn that organic food may not actually be safer than other food products. While it is clear that consumers who shop organic are right to expect higher standards, we may need to question what standards they are invoking. In an age of information, consumers are more capable than ever before of researching food product ingredients, nutrition, pesticide use, and labor rights. Yet labor...
