Question What You Are Told to Trust

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Compliant Defiant examines widely accepted claims, labels, and systems that rely on reassurance instead of evidence. The goal is clarity—what labels mean, what they don’t, and where accountability actually exists.

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Clean Label vs Organic: What the Labels Really Mean

An examination of what these labels regulate, where marketing language fills the gaps, and how consumers can better evaluate claims.