I
was at a friends house two weeks ago and snapped these two photos when
I was in their bathroom. I was intrigued because after my first glance
at the bottle I thought the circular logo

was from the USDA’s National Organic Program.
Upon closer inspection, I realized that the designers of the product
used a similar design in order to give the appearance that it was
organic– specifically the use of boldface type for USDA within a
circle. I wonder if people purchasing the product thought it was
organic? Or if they might have equated the official organic seal with
“Meets USDA Food And Safety Standards” like I did? No
matter what, due to the popularity of the organic products and the USDA
Organic Seal, I except to see similar uses of this type of deceitful
labeling on other products.

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