58008@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago"Flushable wipes"; "dishwasher-safe"; "odourless" - What are some other blatant lies that companies get away with?message-squaremessage-square210fedilinkarrow-up1361arrow-down13
arrow-up1358arrow-down1message-square"Flushable wipes"; "dishwasher-safe"; "odourless" - What are some other blatant lies that companies get away with?58008@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square210fedilink
minus-squarePapaStevesy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down6·22 hours ago“Organic” produce, like there could possibly be another kind
minus-squaretfowinder@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down4·21 hours agoOrganic means grown without lab made pesticides and fertilizers.
minus-squareDoomsider@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·13 hours agoThis is not generally true. Organic farmer can use what most would consider synthetic pesticides. These are not technically synthetic because they are derived in a lab from organic material like petroleum.
minus-squarenomy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·20 hours agoIf the farm is NOP certified then that’s what it means and products will be labeled “USDA Organic.” However the FDA doesn’t regulate the word “organic” so anyone can just slap the word on a product and call it a day.
“Organic” produce, like there could possibly be another kind
Organic means grown without lab made pesticides and fertilizers.
This is not generally true. Organic farmer can use what most would consider synthetic pesticides. These are not technically synthetic because they are derived in a lab from organic material like petroleum.
If the farm is NOP certified then that’s what it means and products will be labeled “USDA Organic.”
However the FDA doesn’t regulate the word “organic” so anyone can just slap the word on a product and call it a day.
Does it though