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Ag Dept to drop organic food inspector in China
2010-06-14
Ay-Pee . . .
The Organic Crop Improvement Association of Nebraska allegedly used Chinese government employees to inspect farms and food processing facilities that are state controlled.
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Posted by:gorb

#11  All parameters seem to fit The Religion of Peace like a giant Hogweed. And the in-organic ones are equally bad for one's health long-term.
Posted by: rhodesiafever   2010-06-14 17:25  

#10  That's why I let it compost for a year.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2010-06-14 11:38  

#9  Deacon Blues said:

JFM, horse manure is what I use but only after it's composted for a year.

Take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasciola_hepatica

Because my neighbors have a pony and a mare I use horse manure too. On potatoes. Then I cook the potatoes. Anyway you got the idea: Organic can be dangerous too.
Posted by: JFM   2010-06-14 10:16  

#8  The organic nature of Chinese produce is why you don't get too many salads comprised of raw produce in Chinese cuisine. Exterminating some of the added nutrients requires stir-frying at high temperatures, steaming or boiling.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2010-06-14 09:02  

#7  I don't think they need inspectors to confirm that Chinese produce is organic. To my knowledge, night soil has been organic since the dawn of agriculture.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2010-06-14 08:59  

#6  I thought organic just meant carbon-containing compounds of biologic origin - that would apply to all grown or raised food.
Posted by: Glenmore   2010-06-14 08:33  

#5  JFM, horse manure is what I use but only after it's composted for a year.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2010-06-14 07:46  

#4  Take a look at "bio-quality" fertirlizers and be afraid: bird sh.t is their main component and that is a vector for dangerous diseases and parasites.

In third world countries, it is often raw (not composted) human sh.t and is a vector for human diseases.
Posted by: ed   2010-06-14 07:31  

#3  Also Orgaic doesn not meazn healthy. First because intestinal cancers are at all times low because those horrible pesticides destroy the molds who caused them.

Second: Take a look at "bio-quality" fertirlizers and be afraid: bird sh.t is their main component and that is a vector for dangerous diseases and parasites. Don't tease me on debating about horse manure.

Third: In case orgnic fruits and vegetables taste better it is due to the varity or because they are planted more sparsely. NOT because there are organic.
Posted by: JFM   2010-06-14 05:01  

#2  "Organic" food sells at a premium. No wonder it's being faked.
Posted by: gromky   2010-06-14 04:32  

#1  Why even bother?
I always looked at 'organic' products with a skeptical eye anyway.
Posted by: bigjim-CA   2010-06-14 03:45  

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