Definition of All Natural

We had a news story on this week and it talked about how there still is no regulation or FDA definition of “all natural”. I think that’s sad. I wonder if we need to put pressure on the FDA to join the program, so to speak.

There are so many terms like that which sound convincing but they have no real meaning.

No wonder we never believe anything these days!

I know, I try to make sure something has a label that is regulated, or I do my research beforehand and hope for the best.

I just don’t believe very much when it comes to product labels and advertising.

i am agree with you

i am agree with you
there are many thinks like many cosmetics or many foods
are labelled with all natural products
For example, foods fried at high temperatures, resulting in the formation of cancer-causing acrylamides, are routinely labeled “all natural” specially in case of snacks
_________________________________________________
[url=http://www.auroinfo.com/]Auroinfo[/url]

Yeah, labels are not to be believed, which i why we need more definition and involvement by the FDA in my opinion.

I agree. I think it has to be regulated more, but also it should be affordable to small farmers. It’s unfair that the organic certification is too expensive for many of them to afford. It should be based on whether or not something is organic, not companies who can afford certification doing it to make a profit.

But there is your problem, what does organic mean? It means something different in UK to what it means in USA and it is different again in other countries. That is one of the reasons I avoid things sold as organic and go for local and ethically reared instead.

No company should be able to buy certification, and I am not aware of that being the case anywhere.

Orry Main I don’t understand your post about buying certification. In UK it is very expensive to reach the point of being certified as organic and it is expensive to maintain that certification. Food from abroad which is labelled organic does not meet the same standards.

Everyone has to pay a certification fee, but that doesn’t mean they buy certification. It’s expensive to get labeled as organic and expensive to maintain that label. I wish it was more affordable to make it fair to smaller farms.

Organic food here does not use synthetic pesticides or chemical fertilizers, does not contain genetically modified organisms, no additives, and probably some stuff I’m forgetting.

I don’t know anything about “buying” certification, and was responding to the post that mentioned it. I don’t get it at all.

Here (UK) you can’t just call food organic. The soil on the farm and the stock that is reared on the farm have to meet strict criteria. It takes a number of years to reach those standards, then you have to pay to be assessed and certificated (assuming you meet the standard) and you have to keep on paying for registration and ongoing assessment.

Yeah, that’s what it’s like here too. (As a general thing, I don’t know how all the details compare.)