Posted by Billy on January 9, 2008, 2:09 am
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rota6566@yahoo.com.tw wrote:
> "Organic" has some quite specific legal definitions in most developed
> countries.
>
> In the U.S, all farms or products claiming to be "certified organic"
> must be guaranteed by a USDA-approved independent agency to be meeting
> the following guidelines:
>
> * Sound records kept of all operations
> * No use of antibiotics or hormones in livestock
> * No use of genetically modified organisms
> * No irradiation
> * Use sound soil conservation and crop rotation practice
> * And most importantly, that there has been no useage of prohibited
> materials within 3 years prior to certification, or at any time during
> certification.
>
> The USDA defines 'prohibited materials' as synthetic fertilizers,
> pesticides and sewage sludge. It is also a requirement that there is
> no cross-contamination during processing, which means organic wheat
> for example cannot be ground in a flour factory that also handles non-
> organic material.
>
> Produce grown organically certainly tastes better than the usual
> supermarket stock. It also contains higher levels of nutrients and far
> lower residual pesticides. You can read all the latest Organic Food
> articles and research at http://www.ge-free.com/
>
> In general food grown free of pesticides, herbicides and genetically
> modified organisms (GMO) is organic to some extent. Certified organic
> food is that
>
> http://www.dontplayplay.com/html/FoodandDrinks/20060925/16401.html
Somewhere around 2004, the USDA allowed non-organic ingredients to be
added to products certified as organic, if organic ingredients couldn't
be found. Mass organic producers are basically factory operations to
sell to Whole-Foods and their ilk. Your basic pig with lipstick. Learn
who your supplier is. If they state, under a letter head, that only
organic materials are used in their operation, then they are legally
obligated to their statement. Otherwise, presume it is B.S.
--
Billy
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Posted by sherwindu on January 10, 2008, 1:27 am
rota6566@yahoo.com.tw wrote:
> "Organic" has some quite specific legal definitions in most developed
> countries.
> In the U.S, all farms or products claiming to be "certified organic"
> must be guaranteed by a USDA-approved independent agency to be meeting
> the following guidelines:
> * Sound records kept of all operations
> * No use of antibiotics or hormones in livestock
> * No use of genetically modified organisms
> * No irradiation
> * Use sound soil conservation and crop rotation practice
> * And most importantly, that there has been no useage of prohibited
> materials within 3 years prior to certification, or at any time during
> certification.
> The USDA defines 'prohibited materials' as synthetic fertilizers,
> pesticides and sewage sludge. It is also a requirement that there is
> no cross-contamination during processing, which means organic wheat
> for example cannot be ground in a flour factory that also handles non-
> organic material.
> Produce grown organically certainly tastes better than the usual
> supermarket stock.
Taste can be a very subjective thing. In all my experiences with organic
products in food markets, they tasted the same to me as the non-organic
products.
> It also contains higher levels of nutrients
This is hard for me to accept.
> and far
> lower residual pesticides.
This could be a problem. That's why I either raise my own stuff, or
carefully
wash off store bought food before eating it. Don't forget that exposure to
sunlight will burn off much of the pesticides. Cetain foods are peeled, like
cucumbers, and the pesticides are not inside. If you are fanatic about
ingesting
even a trace of pesticide, yes, buy organic. Even that is not a certainty,
since
some organic growers are forced to spray when their crops are in danger of
being decimated. Just trying to put this organic thing in perspective.
Sherwin
> You can read all the latest Organic Food
> articles and research at http://www.ge-free.com/
> In general food grown free of pesticides, herbicides and genetically
> modified organisms (GMO) is organic to some extent. Certified organic
> food is that
> http://www.dontplayplay.com/html/FoodandDrinks/20060925/16401.html
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> countries.
>
> In the U.S, all farms or products claiming to be "certified organic"
> must be guaranteed by a USDA-approved independent agency to be meeting
> the following guidelines:
>
> * Sound records kept of all operations
> * No use of antibiotics or hormones in livestock
> * No use of genetically modified organisms
> * No irradiation
> * Use sound soil conservation and crop rotation practice
> * And most importantly, that there has been no useage of prohibited
> materials within 3 years prior to certification, or at any time during
> certification.
>
> The USDA defines 'prohibited materials' as synthetic fertilizers,
> pesticides and sewage sludge. It is also a requirement that there is
> no cross-contamination during processing, which means organic wheat
> for example cannot be ground in a flour factory that also handles non-
> organic material.
>
> Produce grown organically certainly tastes better than the usual
> supermarket stock. It also contains higher levels of nutrients and far
> lower residual pesticides. You can read all the latest Organic Food
> articles and research at http://www.ge-free.com/
>
> In general food grown free of pesticides, herbicides and genetically
> modified organisms (GMO) is organic to some extent. Certified organic
> food is that
>
> http://www.dontplayplay.com/html/FoodandDrinks/20060925/16401.html