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!
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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.