Community Market's Product Policy

Grocery | Supplements | Bodycare | Mercantile


Green Light Products

These are exemplary items that especially embody our values. Whenever possible, these products will be kept at eye level and at reasonable prices. They will also be featured on end caps and at demos.

- Organic & GMO-free
- Locally produced
- Socially responsible business or product
- Exceptionally nutritious
- Minimally processed and packaged






Yellow Light Products

Community Market recognizes the following list as Yellow Light Products. These are products that do not meet our Green Light standards but we feel are necessary due to customer demand or unavoidable (such as GMOs). Educational information will be accessible to staff and customers regarding these issues.

- Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO's)
- Unrefined sugar
- Non-organic fruit sweeteners
- Fructose, high fructose corn syrup
- Excessive packaging
- Any product with an animal ingredient (dairy, eggs, etc...)
- Disposable or throwaway products
- Highly processed ingredients considered "natural"   (maltodextrin, etc...)
- Alcoholic beverages




Red Light Products

These items are banned from the store.

- Meat, poultry, or fish (except in pet food)
- Irradiated food
- Tobacco
- Food or products from cloned animals
- Products tested on animals
- Eggs from hens in cages
- Sugar that has been bone charcoaled
- Bleached white flour
- Cottonseed oil
- Partially hydrogenated and hydrogenated oils
- Artificial additives or ingredients
- Unethical labor/ business practices
- Products that use unethical or disrespectful advertising or   marketing