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On Wednesday, October 29, 2003, at 11:12 PM, Bill Russell wrote:

> I see "organically grown" labels on supremarket bananas. Where are these
> from??
>
> Bill
What does the label say? It should name the certifier, so you can 
contact the certifier and check. The certifier may however be certifying 
bananas in several countries.

Easier, ask the store. If the first person you ask has no idea (which is 
quite likely), ask to talk to the produce manager. The original ship 
boxesand/or invoices ought to let them know. If they are actually 
organically grown, current law requires a paper trail in existence that 
can trace them back to the specific field they were grown in, so you 
certainly ought to be able to at least find out the country of origin. 
If the produce manager has no idea where they came from and is unable to 
find out, the store is in violation of the law.

--Rivka
Finger Lakes NY; zone 5 mostly