other reasons to eat organic

peggy_j

I'm not sure if these scientific claims are true (and I could do without the alarmist tone in the headlines) but FYI that some people believe that phthalates and other chemicals may end up in non-organic produce.

http://www.organicgardening.com/print/72310?cm_mmc=LivingLightlyNL-_-1548156-_-01062014-_-7-Shocking-Reasons-to-Go-Organic_readmore

SelenaWolf

I think that it would be hard to avoid introducing phalates into the food chain, organic or not, until they figure out how the phalates are being introduced.  It could be waste water, but it could, also, be - for example - the bucket that what used when picking produce or the truck used to transport the produce, or the plastic wrap used to seal the produce, etc.

For me, it's kind of like the whole parabens issue.  Sure parabens are added to cosmetics and other beauty products, but parabens also appear in our food: blueberries, strawberries, olives, barley, flax, onion, garlic, tomatoes and other produce all produce parabens naturally; it is nature's antimicrobial/antibacterial and fungicide and cannot be avoided.

So, until they can figure out the how's, why's and wherefore's, I try not to get too upset about it.  I can only do my best to eat whole foods that are as "clean" as they can be in today's world.  Which means I've become an obsessive label-reader and grill the stall owners at the farmer's market relentlessly.