"Millions of people continue to assume that organic foods are
healthier than non-organic ones, presumably because they grow in
pristine settings free from icky chemicals and creepy biotechnology.
This has given birth to an energetic political movement. In 2002,
activists in Oregon sponsored a ballot initiative that essentially
would have required the state to slap biohazard labels on anything
that wasn't produced in ways deemed fit by anti-biotech agitators.
Voters rejected it, but the cause continues to percolate. Hawaiian
legislators are giving serious thought to banning biotech crop tests
in their state. In March, California's Mendocino County may outlaw
biotech plantings altogether.
Beneath it all lurks the belief that organic food is somehow better
for us. In one poll, two-thirds of Americans said that organic food
is healthier. But they're wrong: It's no more nutritious than food
fueled by industrial fertilizers, sprayed with synthetic pesticides,
and genetically altered in science labs. And the problem isn't
limited to the fungal infections that recently cursed organic corn
meal in Britain; bacteria are a major source of disease in organic
food as well. To complicate matters further, organic farming is
incredibly inefficient. If its appeal ever grew beyond the boutique,
it would pose serious threats to the environment. Consumers who go
shopping for products emblazoned with the USDA's "organic" seal of
approval aren't really helping themselves or the planet--and they're
arguably hurting both."
Bon appestat,
Bill
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