Organic Foods

Low-cost leader Wal-Mart is using its massive size to drive down the price of organic food items from tomato paste to chicken broth to make it more affordable for its low-income customers.

Anytime you see the word “organic”, think “expensive.” And even though organic, to me at least, means coming with no additives; you still have to wonder if it’s worth the price. Food is getting more expensive by the day; and while it not be a bad idea to eat food that is unadulterated; it’s virtually impossible to find products that are within one’s budget...

Foods produced at smaller farms or labeled "local," `'organic" or "natural" may appear safer to shoppers nervous about foodborne illness. But a small outbreak of salmonella in organic eggs from Minnesota shows that no food is immune to contamination...