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Article: ORGANIC FOODS GOING MAINSTREAM

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July 14, 2006
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The recent announcement that Wal-Mart, the country's largest grocery retailer, will increase the amount of organic foods in its stores shows consumers are becoming aware of the benefits of eating organic foods and are demanding them.

The popularity of specialty chains such as The Fresh Market, Whole Foods and Wild Oats has led the large supermarket chains to focus on natural and organic products, according to a recent article in USA Today. According to the Organic Trade Association, the $15-billion- per-year organic industry has grown at least 20 percent annually for the past 15 years.

What is "organic" and what are the benefits of eating these foods?

Organic foods are those produced without ...

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