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i thought organic by definition meant that it didn't use pesticides.
by devmunchies 8y ago
i thought organic by definition meant that it didn't use pesticides.
- wpasc 8y agoNo it just means that it uses a particular subset of pesticides and follows certain parameters. Many people will argue that its just a nonsense credential while others will say "better than nothing". I personally count myself in the latter
- jerf 8y agoIt depends on the definition of "organic". No sarcasm. There are many. And there is definitely a certain amount of deliberate equivocation whereby the product is labeled as "organic" according to one of the "weaker" standards and they expect you to read the word "organic" as one of the stronger ones, like "no pesticides at all".
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- mamon 8y agoThe term "organic" only means something in Europe, because EU has much stricter rules regarding food quality and safety. In US it basically is just a marketing term meaning "overpriced food for hipsters".
- cies 8y agoReally? We get a lot of "EU-ORG" (the leaf of stars logo) stuff that is also "USDA Organic" labelled. I wonder how many of those products do not have the EU-ORG label in the US. > EU has much stricter rules regarding food quality And within the EU the standards are also widely different, especially in the non-EU-ORG stuff.
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- copperx 8y agoOrganic by definition means carbon-based. So the rule is: "no synthetic pesticides, only organic ones."