Agro Classes ** Organic and Such

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Yo Bill,

 

>>Bill .. little chance of that happening unless there is an intentional

>>and long-lasting attempt at fraud .. and even then I doubt it would

>>happen cause which of us on this list is willing to put out the big

>>bucks and spend the time necessary to fight a big company in court?

>

> Hi Butch,

>

> I was speaking from the point of me putting organic on my labels if I

> don't have something to say the product was organic. If I can't substanciate

> where I got it from was organic then I can not put organic on my label because

> I would be making a fraudulent claim on a product. If I purchase something

> from you that is organic and receive documentation that says organic then I

> can, in good faith, label organic. If I can not back it up should someone

come

> to me then I sure as heck am not going to put organic on my label just because

> someone told me it was because if I make a claim and can't back it up then I

> am liable. Even the products I use in my lotions, some of which are organic,

I

> simply list without the organic nomenclaiture because there is no detriment

> which can come from that. It may simply be me being my usual overcautious

self

> in these regards but I'd rather be safe than sorry.

 

If you differentiate between Organic and Certified Organic you won't

have to be concerned about that .. there is no certification document

for Organic. I raised Organic veggies gardens most of the years I lived

in the USA .. and I know a couple of farmers (1 in GA and 1 in KY) that

raise organic veggies and sell them at farmer's markets .. but they

don't claim they are Certified Organic .. a different animal that is.

Not much different than claiming a bird dawg is full-blooded versus

claiming one is pedigreed or AKC registered if its not.

 

Its all about truth in labeling .. and its more a matter of ethics than

it is law. As long as you list the legend of the classifications on the

same page as the products the buyers can see what they mean .. in fact,

they must look at the legends to see the meaning anyway.

 

On the subject of pesticides making it through distillation .. I saw

Janina Sorenson's post some years ago .. the one Marge posted .. and

back then I had problems with it as it conflicted with other info I was

getting from some pretty smart cookies. There might be more to it than

appears in that test .. just not sure what it is now .. but I'm trying

to find out. Procedures and parameters are important .. and what they

tested and how is important .. maybe. Like I said, its contrary to the

basics of distillation and to what I have been told by some professors.

 

I doubt if you can find a commercial water distillation (purification)

unit for sale that doesn't clearly state that it removes pesticides and

explains how it does it.

 

I'll keep y'all posted on that .. be I right or wrong I'll report it.

 

> Bill

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Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch http://www.AV-AT.com