Organically Certified - Another Point ** From Martin Watt

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aromamedical2003 <aromamedical-2

Sat, 03 Apr 2004 13:47:32 -0000

Re: Organically certified-another point

 

 

I would just like to point out that I am all for genuine organic

growers and that method of production. What I am agaist is the scams

endemic in the AT industry over these oils and the way therapists are

ripped off over them. At one stage I just thought it was essential

oils, but as the research builds up it is looking more that not all

OG certified foods can be trusted. Like Butch said, " who is

inspecting the inspectors " !

 

As someone who used to grow most of my own fruit/veg/herbs, I know

you cannot produce natural broccoli without it having a few bugs

taking chunks and laying their eggs. Yet go into the average

supermarket and the " certified OG " brocolli is without any marks on

it - strange, I wonder why.

 

Thanks Christine for that info. on the US scene, but I still wonder

about the inspection regimes and how sound they are.

 

Martin Watt

http://www.aromamedical.com

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-- In , " Christine Ziegler "

<chrisziggy@e...> wrote:

> Thanks for the info Martin

 

 

> Here is some info on the organic certification standards here in

the US

> ... and from some of the organic farmers I know, it is a rather

strict

> enforcement. It has changed a bit since it went national .. but

isn't

> that the way of most things ..

>

> http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/indexIE.htm

>

> And yes, as in other parts of the world, it is the crop that is

> certified organic, so if the end product is using those certified

> organic crops, then it too can be called certified organic (has to

have

> a certain % of its ingredients from a certified organic crop used

in its

> production). There are all sorts of new regulations going into

effect in

> the toiletries industry regarding certified organic products such as

> shampoos, soap, etc. We'll have to see how that plays out in the

future.

> There is a whole article about it in the latest edition of NFM

> http://www.nfm-online.com/ASP/home.asp but it isn't listed on their

web

> site yet. Check back in the next few days to read it.

>

> Even if one is not eating the product, a big push right now for

using

> certified organic plant materials in body care products, EO's and

the

> like isn't so much worry about absorbing pesticides through the

hair and

> skin, but more to promote the growing practice of not using chemical

> pesticides and adding synthetic fertilizers to the soil. The

fertilizers

> is a wee bit less of an issue in general than the unnecessary over-

use

> of pesticides, but I've talked to growers who insist that they have

more

> worms and healthier soil after they've stopped using chemical

> fertilizers and began using organic and biodynamic soil enhancers.

The

> whole method of growing " organically " and " biodynamically " promotes

a

> much healthier ecosystem and therefore produces healthier, higher

> quality plants and healthier surroundings for us all.

>

> *Smile*

> Chris (list mom)

>

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