Re The labels said 'organic.' But these massive imports of corn and soybeans weren't.

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

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> From: "Jonathan S. Shapiro" <jonathan.s.shapiro () gmail com>
> Date: May 22, 2017 at 2:22:43 PM EDT
> To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
> Subject: Re: [IP] Re The labels said 'organic.' But these massive imports of corn and soybeans weren't.
>
> Dave:
>
> I think this whole discussion is missing the point about organic foods. While organic growers can use pesticides of 
> various sorts, they use them minimally and work very hard to make sensible choices about which ones to use.
>
> If one type or the other has greater nutritional value that's fine, and I'd like to know, but it isn't the essential 
> issue. The essential issue is that people like my stepson become seriously ill when they eat non-organic fruits and 
> berries but do just fine when the eat organic fruits and berries. Same for certain vegetables, though it varies from 
> type to type.
>
> The fact that some shipments are being mis-labeled is a serious problem. It is not a reason to discontinue organic 
> labeling. It's a reason to fix the regulations.
>
>
> Personally, I think the real hope is some of the new urban hyrdoponics efforts that are more efficient, 
> environmentally cleaner, and completely pesticide free.
>
> But that's a different discussion.
>
>
> Jonathan



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