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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

Rainforestgoddess

(436 posts)

2. It's just semantics

Reply to Humanist_Activist (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2012, 10:55 AM

Sep 2012

Just as 'plasma' means something different to a physicist and a biologist.

'Organic' means something different to a chemist than a consumer. 'Natural', in the context of foodstuffs, actually has no legal definition, and should be completely ignored as it is often used merely as a marketing device.

That being said, I think that genetic modification of food (hybridized or DNA modification) will eventually be a science that ends hunger and possibly solves myriad other problems. But we have to get beyond corporate greed first.

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Anybody else get fucking annoyed by the "Organic" and "Natural" labels on foods? [View all] Humanist_Activist Sep 2012 OP

The list of inorganic chemical additives added to our food products randr Sep 2012 #1

most of the labelling is actually fairly dishonest TZ Sep 2012 #5

It's just semantics Rainforestgoddess Sep 2012 #2

..and world peace. n/t kickysnana Sep 2012 #3

It's also a rating of the farming/production methods. mr blur Sep 2012 #4

Yes, since thanks to Congress, those labels don't mean what they did Warpy Sep 2012 #6

Nope, the organic label does not bother me Marrah_G Sep 2012 #7

There are far more serious issues sulphurdunn Oct 2012 #8

Increasingly, US trade policy is aimed to prevent countries from banning OR labeling OrwellwasRight Apr 2013 #12

Took my kid out to the farm where we hit the pumpkin patch and corn maze every year. HuckleB Oct 2012 #9

Reliability of product labels are important ricardA Nov 2012 #10

"Organic" is a fairly meaningless word Captain Spaulding Dec 2012 #11

In the same category MattBaggins May 2013 #13

Strict guidelines have to be followed in order for food to be labeled "Organic" siligut May 2013 #14