Posted on 08/23/2022 6:34:17 AM PDT by daniel1212
Many consumers are committed to organic products for reasons that are more emotional than logical. They frequently define their purchasing choices in terms of what they consider to be “wholesome and natural,” which often translates to the absence of “synthetic” inputs such as fertilizer and pesticides. For some, the prohibition on “genetically modified” crops (however they might be defined) is another consideration. Sometimes, they assume that in some vague way, organic agricultural practices are better for the planet.
In short, on their dinner table they want something like the farm of the idealized “Old McDonald” children’s tune that many of us grew up with. The reality is very different.
On June 23rd, the FDA reported a multistate outbreak of hepatitis A virus due to contaminated organic strawberries...
The Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are also investigating an outbreak of hepatitis A which is likely linked to the FreshKampo organic strawberries....
The recent incident is reminiscent of a 2013 outbreak caused by a mixture of frozen organic berries and pomegranate seeds sold by Costco and Harris Teeter stores under the brand name Townsend Farms... the strain of virus originated in pomegranate seeds sourced from a farm in Turkey... the outbreak originated from Turkish sewage that harbored Hepatitis A...
A 2016 study of foodborne outbreaks in the US found that the number of outbreaks associated with organic foods is greater than those stemming from conventionally grown ones. ...
Organic standards do not directly address food safety issues such as microbial contamination, which can be difficult to address, particularly on a global scale...
A revealing example of the chicanery that occurs at the consumers’ end of the organic supply chain was holier-than-thou Whole Foods importing large amounts of its supposedly "organic" produce from China, of all places. Those imports even included Whole Foods' house brand, "California Blend." (Yes, you read that correctly: It came from mainland China...
many consumers are paying a large premium to buy imported organic foods that aren't organic at all....
Organic foods are notorious for contamination... According to Bruce Chassy, professor of food science at the University of Illinois, "Organic foods are recalled 4 to 8 times more frequently than their conventional counterparts." (Personal communication, July 1, 2017)..
A prevalent “green myth” about organic agriculture is that it does not employ pesticides. Organic farming does, in fact, use insecticides and fungicides... Many of those organic pesticides are more toxic than the synthetic ones used in conventional farming..
But the fatal flaw of organic agriculture is the low yields that cause it to be wasteful of water and farmland
Restaurants don’t generally have much incentive to care about the long-term health effects of their food on their customers.
I don’t care if you assume, intuit or deduce.
Once you make a claim or theory, it’s up to you to prove you are correct. Anything else make you a bullshit artist.
You made the claim, prove it.
There are far more uncontrolled and uncontrollable unknowns outdoors than indoors starting with the weather.
Similarly, I knew a farmer who didn't want to go through the organic cert process but strived to be organic. I did my own due diligence on him and the farm, the meat was good, and everyone thrived physically.
I hope that clears things up. Thank you.
Perhaps not, but if customers prefer organic food in the belief that it is more healthy, restaurants have an incentive to advertise and serve organic. And with indoor farmed produce generally being better looking due to the lack of any insect damage and tightly controlled growing conditions, presentation can be emphasized.
Wait: you have a pond? With approx. 25,000 ppl per mile here the pond is the low spot on the street when it rains. Not complaining though. God where the Lord leads.
Yeah.
We’ve a lot fewer people per square mile than you do.
And more rain than this area: https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2022/08/18/a8d07065-a407-455d-870a-c01dc3e23586/thumbnail/620x349/5e73ccf5e65ba19c21ab2877574d659a/drought1.jpg
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
