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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

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11. "Organic" is a fairly meaningless word

Sun Dec 2, 2012, 07:19 PM

Dec 2012

The issue is that what it requires to be labeled "organic" or "natural" is poorly regulated, not to mention poorly defined.

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Anybody else get fucking annoyed by the "Organic" and "Natural" labels on foods? [View all] Humanist_Activist Sep 2012 OP

most of the labelling is actually fairly dishonest TZ Sep 2012 #5

It's just semantics Rainforestgoddess Sep 2012 #2

..and world peace. n/t kickysnana Sep 2012 #3

It's also a rating of the farming/production methods. mr blur Sep 2012 #4

Nope, the organic label does not bother me Marrah_G Sep 2012 #7

There are far more serious issues sulphurdunn Oct 2012 #8

Reliability of product labels are important ricardA Nov 2012 #10

"Organic" is a fairly meaningless word Captain Spaulding Dec 2012 #11

In the same category MattBaggins May 2013 #13