> Certified organic food is often treated with chemicals, sometimes the same chemicals as non-organic, but at different dilutions and with different application methods.
This would be considered non-sense where I live (Belgium). Could you provide american examples of well-known certified organic food that is often treated with chemicals ?
"Chemicals" make no sense. Water is a chemical. The potassium, nitrogen and oxygen found in organic fertilizer can't be distinguised from their non-organic counterparts.
Chemicals is rarely used by the media or in casual conversation with its original and intended meaning (chemistry lexical field) but I believe nonetheless it always refers to "synthetic" pesticides.
So for the sake of the conversation: I am curious about american certified organic food known for being often treated with synthetic pesticides.
Note: is there really some confusion with the word "chemicals" in this context ? Wouldn't anybody understand it in its intended meaning (synthetic) or is it an american thing ? I think organic food has even a worse reputation in the US than in WE.
> Wouldn't anybody understand it in its intended meaning (synthetic)
My point was that there isn't necessarily any difference between "synthetic" and natural.
This organic vs. synthetic is largely a media/propaganda driven misconception. What is important is caring for the plants and animals, and not abusing pesticides, fertilizers and medication.
It's the same thing in herbal medicine and health food. Just because a product comes from a plant it isn't necessarily good for you or risk free.
Aside from that, I feel "chemicals" in farming more often refer to fertilizers than pesticides, here in Sweden.
This would be considered non-sense where I live (Belgium). Could you provide american examples of well-known certified organic food that is often treated with chemicals ?