58008@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days ago"Flushable wipes"; "dishwasher-safe"; "odourless" - What are some other blatant lies that companies get away with?message-squaremessage-square283fedilinkarrow-up1435arrow-down15
arrow-up1430arrow-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 · 7 days agomessage-square283fedilink
minus-squarePapaStevesy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down6·6 days ago“Organic” produce, like there could possibly be another kind
minus-squaretfowinder@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down4·6 days agoOrganic means grown without lab made pesticides and fertilizers.
minus-squarenomy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·6 days 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.
minus-squareDoomsider@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·6 days 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.
“Organic” produce, like there could possibly be another kind
Organic means grown without lab made pesticides and fertilizers.
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.
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.
Does it though