Overall, is it better to eat organic?
Organic diets we know lead to less pesticide and antibiotic exposure, but nutritionally, they are about the same. In addition, there's no evidence of clinically relevant differences between organic and conventional milk.Apr 5, 2019
Is organic label on food a marketing strategy?
Billions of people are living longer and better eating pretty much anything.
To note; Japan used to have no organic labelled food. Food safety standards in Japan though is very high, and with all the fish, non organic, pickled, preserved, processed, sweet, salty, alcoholic foods and drinks they consume, they are one of the longest living people on the planet.
Since however the world went a bit cuckoo on the organic marketing and certification, some japanese producers have started labelling their foods as organic, which they do by:
1. Paying a third party consulting company money.
2. Focusing more on paperwork.
I implore anyone who thinks certain labelled foods are better to visit a supermarket in Japan. Look at the foods being sold ( and of course eaten), coloured pickles, deep fried what ever, in cans of plastic, sweets and chocolates, and yet they are some of the longest living people in the world.
So anyways, unless you are mostly eating seafood that is caught in contaminated areas, it is safe to eat. Most organic farms use pesticides that are deemed "organic" which is usually monopolised by certain licensed producers, which means they are often expensive or hard to get. So other "organic" farmers buy other brands, brands that didn't pay a third party company to give them the organic farming compatible license.
For example, I can't label my farmed fish as organic because I do not purchase fish feed from the only licensed company in south east asia. Not even if I feed my fish their natural food.
If you do want to feel better about food, be sure to consume a good variety and moderate amounts of delicious foods you like.
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