Urgent Recall Over Pesticides in "Organic" Ginger

"MORE PESTICIDE-LACED PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN PULLED OFF GROCERY STORES SHELVES NATIONWIDE…THE RESULT OF AN ONGOING I-TEAM INVESTIGATION INTO ORGANIC LABELING. THAT INVESTIGATION WHICH BEGAN AT WHOLE FOODS STORES IN OUR AREA HAS NOW REACHED HALF WAY AROUND THE WORLD TO CHINA. THE I-TEAM'S ROBERTA BASKIN IS HERE WITH THE LATEST.

ROBERTA BASKIN:

WHOLE FOODS PULLED ITS HOUSE BRAND 365 GINGER FROM STORE SHELVES AFTER OUR LAB TESTS SHOWED IT WAS CONTAMINATED WITH A TOXIC PESTICIDE CALLED ALDICARB. BUT THAT WAS JUST THE START

STORY:

BASKIN: Ginger is a common kitchen spice. Used in everything from stir fry to baking ginger cookies. Our lab tests revealed organic ginger from China was laced with a forbidden pesticide. As a result, food distributor Frontier Natural Products Coop, under its "Simply Organic" label is following Whole Foods lead and has ordered an "Urgent Recall." It affects more than two dozen other ginger products… including…Jamaican Seasoning… Pickling Spice…and Seafood Seasoning.
All carry the U.S.Department of Agriculture (web|news) 's Organic certification. Barbara Robinson heads the USDA's organic program."

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