Do you buy them? Will you refuse to buy conventional if organic isn't available, broadly or on a per product basis?

I confess I've always blown off organic foods as kinda silly (unless you've got a sensitivity to whatever's in the conventional stuff) in large part due to overlap with GMO panic. Still, as we hear more about microplastics and harmful chemicals showing up in most everything I've been wondering if it'd be good for my long term health to be an organic andrew

  • BelieveRevolt [he/him]
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    9 months ago

    Isn't ”organic” one of those terms with no oversight, so you can use it for anything?

    • Aryuproudomenowdaddy [comrade/them]
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      9 months ago

      There are regulations for what can be considered organic, like I believe at least in the U.S. you're supposed to not use synthetic pesticides for 5 years in a field before being able to sell it as organic, but the oversight for it is almost nonexistent and organic farmers use synthetic pesticides on a regular basis when they know they can get away with it. GMO labeling is 100% a scam, they sell the labeling to anyone and everyone that asks for it, just look at fucking salt with "Non-GMO Certified" stickers, IT'S A MINERAL IT DOESN'T HAVE GENES.