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Wal-Mart Eyes Organic Foods

by Rik Logtenberg | May 14, 2006
"It's better for the planet, but not from a nutritional standpoint. It's a ploy to be able to charge more for junk food."
- Marion Nestle, professor of nutrition, New York University

Bentonville, AK - Starting this summer, there will be a lot more organic food on supermarket shelves, and it should cost a lot less.

Most of the nation's major food producers are hard at work developing organic versions of their best-selling products, like Kellogg's Rice Krispies and Kraft's macaroni and cheese.

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