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I don't think 'organic' in "organic food" includes synthesized "organic compounds".

• kokey 9y ago
  It doesn't, but it does make it fun to say things like kerosene and plastic are organic.
• ac29 9y ago
  It does include synthetic compounds, although the general rule for whats allowed in organic farming (by the FDA, international rules might vary) is synthetic compounds are not allowed and non-synthetic compounds are. However, there is a huge list of exceptions to this rule. Full text of the regulations is here: https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&rgn=div6&view=text&node=7:3.1.1.9.32.7&idno=7 https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&rgn=div6&view=t...