RE: Whole Foods deli labeling

[Guest guest]

– I’d love to send them a note about this

insane and hazardous new policy, but the link doesn’t work – says I

need to select a topic and to please try again. However, it’s not

apparent how to do so. Any advice? Thanks very much!

Best,

From:

[mailto: ] On

Behalf Of j. hogle

Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 12:33 AM

Subject: Re: [ ] Whole Foods deli labeling

Whole

Foods Cupertino has also removed ingredients from the labels in the self-serve

deli area. One of the managers told me today that the Cupertino

management and staff actively opposed it, but it is a new national

policy. In fact, the change had to be done before CEO Mackey came to

visit the store.

The manager also told me that if you look at the back of the label, the

ingredients are still there. This was one of the ways the staff was

getting around the national requirement.

He also advised contacting the headquarters in Austin and complaining about the

change. There is a customer service form at:

http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/company/contact_submit.php. Tell the

company how upset you are about the change and why, and be sure to use the pull

down menu to specify your local store. This will send a copy of the email

to the store team manager.

The only way we will get WF to change back is for enough of us to yell loudly

enough.

There are also WF and Mackey blogs that could be used to give them a piece

of our mind, though Mackey's doesn't seem to be active.

Hogle

Freelance academic librarian

Instructor, online research

Email: jjhogle@...

Web: www.blueroom.com

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From: " flatcat9@... "

<flatcat9@...>

Sent: Friday, April 3, 2009 5:43:50 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] Whole Foods deli labeling

I

was in a WF in Boulder, and I was surprised to see that their deli section

didn't list ingredients on the labels -- just the name of the item. I

mentioned this to a manager at a WF in Sebastopol. He said that this is a

system that WF is moving toward. He's intensely opposed -- as I am, of

course. This is something we should speak up on, as often as possible.

I'm much less likely to buy deli items if they don't list ingredients.

This lack of information would be a serious deterrent to me, and my only

problem is gluten. For those who have other food problems, such as allergies to

corn or nuts, for example, this could be terribly serious.

H.

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[Guest guest]

http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/company/service.phpFrom: Darcy <ddarcy@...> Sent: Saturday, April 4, 2009 9:32:32 AMSubject: RE: [ ] Whole Foods deli

labeling

– I’d love to send them a note about this

insane and hazardous new policy, but the link doesn’t work – says I

need to select a topic and to please try again. However, it’s not

apparent how to do so. Any advice? Thanks very much! Best,

From:

[mailto:celiacbayar eagroups (DOT) com] On

Behalf Of j. hogle

Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 12:33 AM

Subject: Re: [ ] Whole Foods deli labeling

Whole

Foods Cupertino has also removed ingredients from the labels in the self-serve

deli area. One of the managers told me today that the Cupertino

management and staff actively opposed it, but it is a new national

policy. In fact, the change had to be done before CEO Mackey came to

visit the store.

The manager also told me that if you look at the back of the label, the

ingredients are still there. This was one of the ways the staff was

getting around the national requirement.

He also advised contacting the headquarters in Austin and complaining about the

change. There is a customer service form at:

http://www.wholefoo dsmarket. com/company/ contact_submit. php. Tell the

company how upset you are about the change and why, and be sure to use the pull

down menu to specify your local store. This will send a copy of the email

to the store team manager.

The only way we will get WF to change back is for enough of us to yell loudly

enough.

There are also WF and Mackey blogs that could be used to give them a piece

of our mind, though Mackey's doesn't seem to be active.

Hogle

Freelance academic librarian

Instructor, online research

Email: jjhogle (DOT) com

Web: www.blueroom. com

Reality ain't

what you think it is

Art Graphics & Photographs

[http://www.blueroom .com/realityaint .htm]

From: "flatcat9aol (DOT) com"

<flatcat9aol (DOT) com>

Sent: Friday, April 3, 2009 5:43:50 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] Whole Foods deli labeling

I

was in a WF in Boulder, and I was surprised to see that their deli section

didn't list ingredients on the labels -- just the name of the item. I

mentioned this to a manager at a WF in Sebastopol. He said that this is a

system that WF is moving toward. He's intensely opposed -- as I am, of

course. This is something we should speak up on, as often as possible.

I'm much less likely to buy deli items if they don't list ingredients.

This lack of information would be a serious deterrent to me, and my only

problem is gluten. For those who have other food problems, such as allergies to

corn or nuts, for example, this could be terribly serious.

H.

************ **

Worried about job security? Check out the 5 safest jobs in a recession. (http://jobs. aol.com/gallery/

growing-job- industries? ncid=emlcntuscar e00000003)