askchapo

22524 readers

56 users here now

Ask Hexbear is the place to ask and answer ~~thought-provoking~~ questions.

Rules:

Posts must ask a question.
If the question asked is serious, answer seriously.
Questions where you want to learn more about socialism are allowed, but questions in bad faith are not.
Try [email protected] if you're having questions about regarding moderation, site policy, the site itself, development, volunteering or the mod team.
Posts about mental health should go in [email protected] you are loved here :meow-hug: but !mentalhealth is much better equipped to help you out <3.

founded 4 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

What are your thoughts on organic products? (hexbear.net)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

12 comments fedilink hide all child comments

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

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Makes it easy to certify as non-GMO. The label's not wrong, exactly.