Abstract
In this article, Alex G. Woodward addresses the problem of greenwashing and environmental harm caused by industrial agriculture and misleading food labeling. Woodward explains that while agriculture is essential to feeding a growing global population, its large-scale, profit-driven practices cause significant environmental damage. Woodward argues for a strategy that compels transparency through warning labels and expanding credible certification frameworks. Woodward proposes that the USDA implement a tiered labeling system under its Organic Program and require factual, noncontroversial disclosures about environmental harms on food packaging, with the goal of informing consumers, restoring trust, and incentivizing environmentally responsible agricultural practices.
Recommended Citation
Woodward, Alex
(2025)
"Quieting the Cacophony: How to Reduce Greenwashing and Environmental Damage from the Food Industry,"
Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law: Vol. 17:
Iss.
1, Article 2.
Available at:
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/kjeanrl/vol17/iss1/2