17Sep2010

Organic Milk Case Against Walmart, Target & Costco Is On Again

Walmart, Target and Costco are among retailers who will face a federal lawsuit claiming they sold milk mislabeled as organic.

An earlier court decision had dismissed the case, but an Appeals Court overturned that decision and reinstated the charges. Aurora Dairy, which produced the milk, is also being charged.

The litigation began in 2007, when the U.S. Department of Agriculture sought to pull Aurora’s organic milk certification for several cases where Aurora allegedly used nonorganic cows for milk labeled as organic.

Walmart, Target and Costco are among retailers who will face a federal lawsuit claiming they sold milk mislabeled as organic. An earlier court decision had dismissed the case, but an Appeals Court overturned that decision and reinstated the charges. Aurora Dairy, which produced the milk, is also being charged.

The litigation began in 2007, when the U.S. Department of Agriculture sought to pull Aurora’s organic milk certification for several cases where Aurora allegedly used nonorganic cows for milk labeled as organic.