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Organic Products Turn into Big Business

If you are listening while brushing your teeth, here's a story for you: Colgate-Palmolive is buying Tom's of Maine, the leading maker of natural toothpaste.

It's just the latest example of a big corporation acquiring a company that succeeded by selling organic or health-oriented products.

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Chris Arnold is a correspondent with NPR's investigations team. His reports are heard regularly on NPR's award-winning newsmagazines Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Weekend Edition.
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