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Most organic certification programs allow (or even require) the use of pesticides; they simply use those which are considered “natural”. Some of these allowed
by atdrummond 3y ago
Most organic certification programs allow (or even require) the use of pesticides; they simply use those which are considered “natural”.
Some of these allowed pesticides, like copper sulfate, are far more carcinogenic than even the compounds (glyphosate, for example) that are considered dangerous enough to warrant public concern campaigns.[1]
[1] https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/23/organic-fungicide-copper-sulfate-poses-dangers-to-humans-animals-insects-how-does-it-compare-to-conventional-pesticides/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/23/organic-fungic...
- mrob 3y agoIt's possible that copper sulfate is more dangerous than the alternatives, but there's no evidence that it's carcinogenic. Your linked article claims copper sulfate "has not been associated with cancer".
- atdrummond 3y agoThanks for catching; I was doing some changing of my wording and forgot to finish it before submitting my comment. I had meant to type “far more deleterious to health, if not specifically oncogenic/carcinogenic […]” I did not mean to state copper sulfate (or any of the organic farming compounds) is cancer causing and I would f have fixed the typo if I was still within the edit window.