Organic is technically everything in the living world. The marketing version of organic is just that, marketing. There may be some regulations, but the devil is always in the details.
This all leads to conundrums like organic farmers shunning organic pesticides. It really is nonsensical.
Yes, but there’s an implied meaning (still used) that doesn’t translate to legal meaning.
Many years ago, organic required a few details on how it was grown/processed. Only the more expensive (and higher quality) items followed this, and were labeled organic. As such, people quickly associated ‘organic’ with ‘high quality’, and would pay the higher prices.
Then Walmart saw the higher prices, and wanted to know the bare minimum needed to use the label. It was restricted by law, so they needed to meet the definition. And it turns out the definition is really easy to meet. So Walmart flooded the market with “organic” crap.
Some people still pay a premium for it, partly because there’s no better indicator of quality.
Organic. Lol.
If you live in a country that is not the US, these things are certified and taken seriously.
Organic is technically everything in the living world. The marketing version of organic is just that, marketing. There may be some regulations, but the devil is always in the details.
This all leads to conundrums like organic farmers shunning organic pesticides. It really is nonsensical.
There are regulations around what you can call organic. Any issue you have here is probably more geared towards the laws themselves.
Yes, but there’s an implied meaning (still used) that doesn’t translate to legal meaning.
Many years ago, organic required a few details on how it was grown/processed. Only the more expensive (and higher quality) items followed this, and were labeled organic. As such, people quickly associated ‘organic’ with ‘high quality’, and would pay the higher prices.
Then Walmart saw the higher prices, and wanted to know the bare minimum needed to use the label. It was restricted by law, so they needed to meet the definition. And it turns out the definition is really easy to meet. So Walmart flooded the market with “organic” crap.
Some people still pay a premium for it, partly because there’s no better indicator of quality.
Who makes the regulations these days? 🤣
Sure but that is not on their radar.