I’ve written before about brands that give the impression of being local when they are not. Now we also need to be careful of brands that used to be local and are no more.

When you start seeing your favourite, cool, quirky products in every corner store, it’s time to ask who got them there.

Check out the Organic Consumers Association article Burt’s Bees, Tom’s of Maine, Naked Juice: Your Favorite Brands? Take Another Look for the dirt on these well known names.