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2010-06-14 China-Japan-Koreas

Ag Dept to drop organic food inspector in China

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Posted by gorb 2010-06-14 01:28|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Why even bother?
I always looked at 'organic' products with a skeptical eye anyway.

Posted by bigjim-CA 2010-06-14 03:45|| 2010-06-14 03:45|| Front Page Top

#2 "Organic" food sells at a premium. No wonder it's being faked.

Posted by gromky 2010-06-14 04:32|| 2010-06-14 04:32|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2010-06-14 05:01|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2010-06-14 07:31|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2010-06-14 07:46|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2010-06-14 08:33|| Front Page Top

#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|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com 2010-06-14 08:59|| Front Page Top

#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|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com 2010-06-14 09:02|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2010-06-14 10:16|| Front Page Top

#10 That's why I let it compost for a year.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2010-06-14 11:38|| 2010-06-14 11:38|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2010-06-14 17:25|| Front Page Top

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