Greener Choices Home > Eco-labels center As the popularity of green product claims continues to grow, it’s important to know which claims you can trust and which ones you can’t. Use the search tools below to get our expert evaluation of labels on food, wood, personal care products and household cleaners. You can search by product, category, or certifier, and easily compare labels using our report cards. For labeling tips on buying greener products for your kitchen, visit our virtual kitchen.       LABEL         LABEL       CATEGORY --- choose --- Organic Pest Management Social Responsibility Not Genetically Modified (non-GMO/GMO free) Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable Fishing Animal Welfare General Claims Environmental Persistence Low contaminant levels   GET A LABEL REPORT CARD SUMMARY SEARCH BY LABEL: SEARCH BY LABEL CATEGORY: --- choose --- Organic Pest Management Social Responsibility Not Genetically Modified (non-GMO/GMO free) Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable Fishing Animal Welfare General Claims Environmental Persistence Low contaminant levels SEARCH BY PRODUCT AREA: --- choose --- FOOD    Beef    Coffee, chocolate and tea    Dairy    Eggs    Fish    Fruit    Lamb    Other beverages    Pork    Poultry    Processed food and nuts    Vegetables, legumes and grains SEARCH BY CATEGORY OR BY PRODUCT       CERTIFYING ORGANIZATION       CERTIFYING PROGRAM       20 FREE WAYS TO SAVE ENERGY Start saving money today with these easy, energy-saving steps. Labeling articles Modern labels: The good, the bad, the ugly and why we need them 3/13  new!  Consumers Union positions on antibiotics in meat and poultry production 3/13  new!  Country of origin labels benefits from support 4/13  new!  Claim checks on disposable dishes 2/13 Fruit fiction: Is it blueberry or blue dye? 12/12 American Academy of Pediatrics weighs in on organic food 10/12 Experts say: Don't give up on organic food 9/12 How to find the best extra-virgin olive oil 9/12 FDA aiming to make labels more realistic 8/12 Where does your bottled water come from? 7/12 Health alert: ‘No antibiotics’ on the label? 7/12 Are organic eggs worth the price? 4/12 Video: “From Fables to Labels” 2/12 Watch the fine print on chicken labels! 1/12 Mislabeled fish: Overfished or not? 12/11 Mislabeled fish: What you don’t know can hurt you 12/11 Mislabeled fish: What you can do 12/11 Mystery fish:The label said red snapper, the lab said baloney 10/11 Sugar sham: Is high-fructose corn syrup just 'corn sugar'? 9/11 'Organic' label for farmed fish fails to meet organic principles 6/11 Food fight breaks out over 'corn sugar' 5/11 Forget greenwashing. It's about greenbashing 3/11 What makes a good eco-label? 11/11 The trouble with salmon 10/10 Seafood Solutions to pay $1 million for false labeling of fish 2/12 "Organic" label on farmed fish would mislead 9/10 New and improved organic pasture standards 3/10 Smart Choices label - dropped for now 11/09 Why some organic products fall short 8/09 Archived - Food-labeling poll 2008 Archived - Food-labeling poll 2007 7/07     More food & beverage articles >>

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