Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Greenwashing your orange juice?

Pepsico means Tropicana. Oops! Discovered the ev...

2009-07-20T16:29:04.286-07:00

Pepsico means Tropicana. Oops! Discovered the evil brand.

OMG Malva- I had no idea! My fiancé is a total Tro...

2009-07-20T11:54:31.999-07:00

OMG Malva- I had no idea! My fiancé is a total Tropicana OJ drinker- and LOVES podcasts from the cbc. I will be sending this link for him :)

I agree with Missluckster though, I've stopped buying anything that isn't native to Atlantic Canada... which means no bananas or lemons... or citrus of any kind (except the devilish OJ...)

Last I heard, some recycled materials (certainly p...

2009-07-18T11:37:51.506-07:00

Last I heard, some recycled materials (certainly plastics, maybe paper too) weren't approved for food grade packaging when it comes into direct contact with the food item, due to them not knowing the source. (Would you really want to drink out of a carton that was recycled from a laundry detergent box?) Glass is fine, of course.

I'm allergic to oranges (and most citrus) but ...

2009-07-17T17:59:30.549-07:00

I'm allergic to oranges (and most citrus) but agree about oj. I get local apple if I really need something or make my own fruit drinks.

The kids sometimes get some as a treat but I do try to make it local.

viv in nz

I read an interesting sci-fi short story in which ...

2009-07-17T14:22:31.392-07:00

I read an interesting sci-fi short story in which all advertising had to be strictly factual, no superlatives or emotional claims. I wish we could save the drama for fiction.

Because of the diabetes- I don't get to drink ...

2009-07-17T14:10:40.523-07:00

Because of the diabetes- I don't get to drink OJ- once in awhile as a treat- I do get to drink Crystal Light Fake (tang-like) OJ, now there is a product that could use a good greenwashing!

sings I'm gonna wash that green right outta ...

2009-07-17T10:09:08.089-07:00

*sings* I'm gonna wash that green right outta my hair...
:)

I find the more words that a company uses to describe their green(washing) practices the less likely they are actually doing anything useful and sustainable. It's hard to hide anything when you use simple, straight forward sentances.

Well, it does indeed sound like greenwashing. When...

2009-07-17T08:08:40.420-07:00

Well, it does indeed sound like greenwashing. Whenever a company tosses out vague crap about recycling etc and givs no hard figures and then doesn't use recycled materials for packaging, office paper etc, it seems bogus. Personally, I rarely drink oj only because it is way too much sugar for me. All juice is mainly sugar and water with far fewer nutrients than the fresh fruit.

We gave up OJ because it isn't local, but we w...

2009-07-17T06:39:40.601-07:00

We gave up OJ because it isn't local, but we will splurge in the winter and buy a crate of oranges!

I'm not a fan of OJ. Like bananas, oranges se...

2009-07-17T05:52:06.948-07:00

I'm not a fan of OJ. Like bananas, oranges seem like such foreign fruit to me, and have my whole life.

Anyway, I'd like to see the numbers. That's what it all comes down to with greenwashing. If your company is "going green," then give me some actual factual data about it, so I can judge for myself, instead of just making broad statements and expecting me to believe them.

Thanks for posting that link Malva. The contents ...

2009-07-17T05:24:25.339-07:00

Thanks for posting that link Malva.

The contents didn't surprise me-just reconfirmed what I think about the "industrial food" industry.

Living in northern Vermont, we have limited access to fresh citrus fruits-but we do okay without them.

I was in California earlier this year on business. Watching tractor trailer after tractor trailer of lemons being driven on the interstate in uncovered trucks -really got me thinking about how our foods get from the tree to the table. Unless it's local-very little is fresh when it arrives in Vermont!

I haven't bought orange juice since hearing Al...

2009-07-17T04:54:13.727-07:00

I haven't bought orange juice since hearing Alissa Hamilton on CBC Radio's Q. Podcast is available here:
http://www.cbc.ca/q/pastepisodes.html
Scroll down to May 21st.

Here is a print version of the gist of it:

http://www.healthzone.ca/health/article/636563

Perhaps the greenest thing of all would be to juic...

2009-07-16T22:05:20.532-07:00

Perhaps the greenest thing of all would be to juice your own locally grown oranges and if you don't live in a citrus producing state....don't drink OJ. Or eat Bananas or Mangos. Similiar to a macro way or just a localvore mindset... it's greener to eat local and seasonal (AND HEALTHIER) than partake in the global expansion of our foods.

I'm just being the devil's advocate here. I am just as guilty because i just drank a welch's orange fushion after waking up from a nap with a head cold. I should have just juiced the beets and fennel in my fridge but my mind thinks OJ when I have the sniffles. ANd I love pluots...but they don't grow here. Figs...hell yeah.

So, we ALL should really consider our own part in the equation. Are they green-washing? Only as much as we buy into it or need to see or hear about green initiatives before we buy it. As if this helps remove some green guilt. If we REALLY were concerned about the green aspect of orange juice we wouldn't buy a commercial oj. Even the organic brands.... while greener than others... the act of producing a commercially viable oj is not green.

Just a thought.