Re: I hope it passes

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From: gatt
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 21:15

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"Scott Hedrick" <dinehnm@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:yOWUb.7589

> Since *all* foods are organic, nothing Stossel said could be any more
> fraudulent than the lies perpetrated by the so-called "organic" food
> industry.
>
> There is no such thing as a non-organic fruit or vegetable, regardless of
> how it's grown.

By strict definition, yes.  But in the terms germaine to the debate,
"organic" means not genetically modified, enhanced with steroids or
chemicals or modified in some other way.

"Organic" simply means that it's grown according to its nature, not by
commerical manipulation.   An organic apple is not sprayed with alar and
then polished with wax.   (I'm fine with either.)

I'm not given to paranoia about whether something is strickly "organic."
One time I gave a guy some vegetable oil and he wouldn't eat it, explaining
how the plant cells in the oil are injected with fat to make it more oily
and tasty.  Hey, whatever.  Don't eat it then.  Doesn't bother me a bit.
But if it's not organic I think I'd like to know how the product differs
from its natural state before I consume it, and it's not unreasonable to ask
and expect an honest answer.

-c

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