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Package language: “Lovingly handmade throughout the day (with amazingly natural ingredients)”<\/p><\/div>\n

(Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, September 26, 2018)\u00a0Beyond Pesticides, GMO Free USA, and Organic Consumers Association filed a lawsuit against Pret A Manger restaurant chain for the deceptive marketing and sale of certain bread and other baked goods as \u201cnatural food,\u201d after the products tested positive for glyphosate, a component of Roundup weedkiller. The lawsuit charges that Pret exploits consumers\u2019 preferences and willingness to pay more for products marketed as \u2018natural.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cConsumers expect Pret\u2019s food to be free of synthetic pesticides, including glyphosate. Glyphosate, patented as a chelator and an antibiotic, is linked to adverse health effects including cancer, infertility and non-alcoholic fatty liver and kidney diseases. Glyphosate shouldn\u2019t be present in the food system at all, but a company that willfully misrepresents its products needs to be held accountable,\u201d said Diana Reeves, executive director of GMO Free USA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jay Feldman, executive director of Beyond Pesticides<\/a> said: \u201cConsumers want truthful information on product ingredients, with labeling and advertising that is transparent about production practices and residues of toxic materials. Given the widespread use of pesticide-intensive practices, this lawsuit establishes the responsibility of purveyors of food products to know the origins of their product ingredients before making a \u2018natural\u2019 claim.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ronnie Cummins, Organic Consumers Association<\/a> international director said: “Pret knows consumer perception is that food described as ‘natural’ is quantitatively better, because consumers believe ‘natural’ implies the absence of synthetic chemicals. We believe companies should not be allowed to mislead consumers in this way.”<\/p>\n

The suit, filed under the District of Columbia\u2019s Consumer Protection Procedures Act by Richman Law Group, seeks to end Pret\u2019s deceptive business practices by requiring full disclosure of glyphosate in their products and\/or a reformulation of their products to be glyphosate-free.<\/p>\n

Read the complaint<\/a>.<\/p>\n

GMO Free USA is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocating for a clean and healthy food system and educating consumers about the hazards of genetically engineered organisms and synthetic pesticides. <\/em>www.gmofreeusa.org<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Beyond Pesticides is a D.C-based national grassroots nonprofit that works with allies in protecting public health and the environment to lead the transition to a world free of toxic pesticides. <\/em>www.beyondpesticides.org<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit consumer advocacy organization focused on food, agriculture and environmental issues. <\/em>www.organicconsumers.org<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Contacts:
\nBeyond Pesticides, Jay Feldman, 202.543.5450
\nGMO Free USA, Diana Reeves, 347.921.1466
\nOrganic Consumers Association, Katherine Paul, 207.653.3090<\/p>\n

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