Dear Migros, do you really need a plastic sticker on every piece of organic fruit to say that it is organic? I just find it annoying and not particularly environmentally friendly!
Yes, it is necessary. Even the Swiss Food Act stipulates it. Organic goods must be clearly recognizable... since organic goods are sold less than con. goods, organic is made recognizable...
That's nothing at all. At Coop, there is a little label on every (non-organic) clementine in winter that says it's a clementine. I've probably already bought kilos of these labels 😄
Hello Wilhelmine, thank you for your inquiry. In the case of organic products, we are obliged by law to label the products in order to avoid confusion with conventionally produced fruit and vegetables. In order to make organic fruit and vegetables recognizable as such in open sales, many retailers use stickers directly on the products. At Migros, these stickers are practically all compostable. There may be a few exceptions, e.g. due to liability issues, but these must be requested by the supplier in advance. Due to the risk of confusion with non-compostable stickers, no fruit or vegetable stickers may be disposed of in the green waste collection. Kind regards, Alex
By the way: at least with the organic bananas I have here at the moment, the labels are made of paper, not plastic.
Hello Wilhelmine, thank you for your inquiry. In the case of organic products, we are obliged by law to label the products in order to avoid confusion with conventionally produced fruit and vegetables. In order to make organic fruit and vegetables recognizable as such in open sales, many retailers use stickers directly on the products. At Migros, these stickers are practically all compostable. There may be a few exceptions, e.g. due to liability issues, but these must be requested by the supplier in advance. Due to the risk of confusion with non-compostable stickers, no fruit or vegetable stickers may be disposed of in the green waste collection. Kind regards, Alex
Hello, I have seen this post, for info, dienkleber are much more difficult to remove for some time, so you have to cut off a piece always, too bad
Hello, I have seen this post, for info, dienkleber are much more difficult to remove for some time, so you have to cut off a piece always, too bad
I have the same problem with bananas (not organic): I often need a knife to remove the label, and there's often a bit of it left behind, which I then cut out so it doesn't end up in the compost).
Hello Wilhelmine, thank you for your inquiry. In the case of organic products, we are obliged by law to label the products in order to avoid confusion with conventionally produced fruit and vegetables. In order to make organic fruit and vegetables recognizable as such in open sales, many retailers use stickers directly on the products. At Migros, these stickers are practically all compostable. There may be a few exceptions, e.g. due to liability issues, but these must be requested by the supplier in advance. Due to the risk of confusion with non-compostable stickers, no fruit or vegetable stickers may be disposed of in the green waste collection. Kind regards, Alex
I also find the stickers unnecessary and would prefer a more sustainable solution like laser labelling or using signs at the point of sale instead.
