On Saturday, October 12, 2019 at 2:09:37 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Oct 2019 08:10:26 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
> >On 10/11/2019 7:00 PM, wrote:
> >> On Fri, 11 Oct 2019 14:53:29 -0700 (PDT), A Moose in Love
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> I have to wonder just how organic is organic.
> >>
> >> It's merely an excuse to charge more for less quality.
> >>
> >On this I agree with you, lucretia. Anyone can claim something is
> >"organic". In this instance, slap a label on a can of tomatoes. It's
> >part of the packaging, a sales tactic. It's not a guarantee.
>
> Doesn't anybody check and enforce anything in your country?
>
>
> But you don't live in a banana republic. Isn't "organic" a protected
> word that can't be used randomly?

Theoretically, no. There are regulations, but Congress keeps such
a tight grip on the purse strings, it's all we can do to get meat
that doesn't kill us.

Cindy Hamilton