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Originally Posted by azguy
Meaningless buzz words? What the hell are you talking about?
organic food, food raised without chemicals and processed without additives. Under standards adopted by the U.S. Agriculture Dept. (USDA) in 2000 and fully effective in 2002, synthetic fertilizers and pesticides and antibiotics may not be used in raising organic foods, and the use of irradiation, biotechnology, and sewer-sludge fertilizer is also banned. Food whose ingredients are at least 95% organic by weight may carry the ?USDA ORGANIC? label; products containing only organic ingredients are labeled 100% organic.
The government is after you! lol
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haha. you really made me wonder what the fuck i was talking about too.
i just remembered what i was arguing with my wife about. (had to do some quick searching before i was forced to apologize)
the law "National Organic Foods Act" describes requirements for foods that can be labeled as "USDA ORGANIC" by designated inspectors representing the government - but "organic" foods in stores dont carry that label. There is no limit on the use of the word organic on foods. if you go into a big store like Whole Foods - every apple, pea and almost all foods say "organic", "organically produced" etc.... nothing is certified as "USDA ORGANIC" and the point is that everyone is free to use the word "organic" whenever, and where ever they want to and it has no real meaning.
if i recall,... there are only specific laws about the use of the word "organic" when it applies to labeling pork.
this is how hippies are taken advantage of in stores.