Organic produce bought at the grocery store, how safe is it?

A special report at 5 p.m. Friday

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Posted: 02/22/2013

USDA certified: it’s the label to look for when spending extra money on organic produce.

Somebody somewhere put their stamp of approval on it assuring customers that produce is pesticide free.

But the Contact 5 Investigators found out no testing measures have been put in place since Congress made it law 22 years ago, not in this country and not with produce imported from other countries. 

It’s our special report on NewsChannel 5 at 5 p.m.

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