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Organic Cotton contests Wal-Mart claim on bio-friendly cotton
20 Jun '06
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Sam's Club stores of Wal-Mart recently sold 190,000 yoga outfits made from organic cotton and said that they have set aside the world's cotton fields from being contaminated by 500,000 pounds of pesticides.
According to Organic Exchange, cotton growers use 1,950 pounds of pesticide per acre, but in fact, American cotton growers have been using only about 2.3 pounds of pesticides per acre.
Only 750 pounds of cotton peticides were saved instead of 500,000 pounds claimed by Wal-Mart in reality, Organic Exchange claimed.
Wal-Mart followed it up by downsizing the claims by 60 times from the earlier figure of 500,000 pound it claimed on saving on account of pesticides.
According to Organic Exchange, cotton growers use 1,950 pounds of pesticide per acre, but in fact, American cotton growers have been using only about 2.3 pounds of pesticides per acre.
Only 750 pounds of cotton peticides were saved instead of 500,000 pounds claimed by Wal-Mart in reality, Organic Exchange claimed.
Wal-Mart followed it up by downsizing the claims by 60 times from the earlier figure of 500,000 pound it claimed on saving on account of pesticides.
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