Submission Number: 00130 

Received: 12/5/2010 11:46:49 PM
Commenter:  Balkom
Organization: 
State: California
Agency: Federal Trade Commission
Initiative: Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims; Project No. P954501
Attachments: No Attachments
Submission Text
I was disturbed to learn that there are no regulations in place regarding the labeling of "Organic" non-agricultural goods. I specifically seek out "Organic" hair products, lotions, cleaning products, etc - in the expectation that I am avoiding synthetic chemicals. After reading this it seems that I may need to revisit the "Organic" non-agricultural products I have purchased. This is incredibly disconcerting to me, and I hope that the FTC will seek to exert regulation to clarify - especially since so many consumers (like myself until just now) are under the false assumption that such regulation already exists! I thought "Organic" anything had to be certified by a third party. Thanks for your consideration.