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Re:Are Rotisserie Chickens a Bargain? by gmac on Tuesday August 16, 2016 @10:46AM (#12297783)
Maybe also more pesticides and more wax, unless you buy organic.
Re:Are Rotisserie Chickens a Bargain? by jcranmer on Tuesday August 16, 2016 @12:33PM (#12298565)
Don't worry, organic means you get only organic pesticides, no synthetic ones. And some organic pesticides are more toxic than synthetic ones (which actually makes a lot of sense when you think about--those evil chemical companies have a vested interest in making things that are safe for humans but unsafe for insects; Mother Nature does not).

Worth pointing out, though, that you're quite unlikely to see any health effects from any pesticide residue in either case.

Re:Are Rotisserie Chickens a Bargain? by dragonwriter on Tuesday August 16, 2016 @12:01PM (#12298315)
> Maybe also more pesticides and more wax, unless you buy organic.

In which case it also means more wax [0] and more pesticides [1].

[0] just not petroleum-based

[1] but only "organic" pesticides

Re:Are Rotisserie Chickens a Bargain? by morsch on Tuesday August 16, 2016 @04:53PM (#12300562)
Maybe in the US. In Germany (and I assume many other places), organic apples are not waxed, and typically don't have any residual pesticides on them.
Re:Are Rotisserie Chickens a Bargain? by oftenwrong on Tuesday August 16, 2016 @11:58AM (#12298277)
Depends on where you are. In the US, "organic" apples can be sprayed with pesticides and coated with "wax" (actual wax or other wax-like coatings).