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Re:Dirt Poor: Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutriti... by wildmusings on Monday March 05, 2018 @11:35AM (#16522193)
I don't think 'organic' in "organic food" includes synthesized "organic compounds".
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Re:Dirt Poor: Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutriti... by ac29 on Monday March 05, 2018 @12:24PM (#16522591)
It does include synthetic compounds, although the general rule for whats allowed in organic farming (by the FDA, international rules might vary) is synthetic compounds are not allowed and non-synthetic compounds are.

However, there is a huge list of exceptions to this rule. Full text of the regulations is here: https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&rgn=div6&view=t...

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Re:Dirt Poor: Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutriti... by kokey on Monday March 05, 2018 @12:20PM (#16522561)
It doesn't, but it does make it fun to say things like kerosene and plastic are organic.
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