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Thread #107668 Message #2236125
Posted By: Stilly River Sage
14-Jan-08 - 10:55 AM
Thread Name: BS: Food is just chemicals
Subject: RE: BS: Food is just chemicals
Dick said "Organic" foods have been defined as foods in which all the chemical additives are organic chemnicals.
That's not right. Organic foods are raised with as few chemicals as possible, and those that are used are as benign to everything else as possible. Beneficial, even.
For example: From a site called "Enviro Mysteries"
Organic Chemicals are used in many household products. Paints, varnishes, and waxes all contain organic chemicals, as do many cleaning, disinfecting, cosmetic, degreasing, and hobby products. Fuels are also made up of organic chemicals. All of these products can release organic compounds when they are used, and, to some degree, when they are stored.
And from an Idaho Geology site (Portneuf Valley Groundwater Guardian, around Rapaire's corner of the world):
Naturally occurring or synthetic substances containing mainly carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen. This includes most pesticides and industrial chemicals.
I don't want your organic chemicals anywhere near my organic food.