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Re:French court finds Monsanto guilty of poisoning farmer by blackbrokkoli on Thursday April 11, 2019 @05:46PM (#19639583)
While your sentiment is noble, please be aware that "organic" is often used as a very broad (read: marketing) term and that you have to research individual producers, products and country laws to be sure that "organic" means the latter and not the former.
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Re:French court finds Monsanto guilty of poisoning farmer by frankbreetz on Thursday April 11, 2019 @07:04PM (#19640180)
In USA organic has a very strict definition. Natural on the otherhand doesn't actually mean anything
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Re:French court finds Monsanto guilty of poisoning farmer by vinay427 on Thursday April 11, 2019 @08:18PM (#19640679)
Right, but that strict definition is often broader than people expect. Many people don't realize that organic production normally allows for significant pesticide use, courtesy of natural pesticides that could in some cases be worse than their better-targeted synthetic counterparts.
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