Retailers Want to Be Organic Too

"New England supermarket chains are getting more serious about making organic foods available to shoppers.

Several regional grocers are getting a government-backed seal as “certified organic retailers.'”

Smaller supermarket chains -- such as The Kroger Co. and Lund Food Holdings, and now the Maine-based Hannaford Brothers Co. -- represent a growing number securing organic certification.

Organic foods are certified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as free of pesticides and hormones. The designation also says the retailer will comply with handling standards nearly as meticulous as those for kosher or vegan foods."

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