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But what does it do to the levels of organic pesticides?
by JamesBarney 4y ago
But what does it do to the levels of organic pesticides?
- duncancarroll 4y agoThis is a valid point; just because something is naturally-derived, doesn't make it safe. For example, permethrin is approved for organic use but it's also a neurotoxin: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5598406/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5598406/ Obviously the dosages are low in foods treated with it, but you're still ingesting a neurotoxin, yet the food can be legally labelled organic. My solution is to list the pesticides on the packaging like they do the nutritional content. Additional info here: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/science-sushi/httpblogsscientificamericancomscience-sushi20110718mythbusting-101-organic-farming-conventional-agriculture/ https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/science-sushi/httpblogs...