info on organic and inorganic food??

Question

I need this for science...... i need website that I can use to look up organic and inorganic food, nd i need info on the contriversy between the two.... can someone please help???

Answer 1

I'll give you keywords/key questions:
-regulation, accreditation, certification - there's poor universal acceptance on what is organic
-how should certification be done? should there be a central body? FDA?
-related: there's not enough research in organic farming (hence not knowing what should be certified), you can discuss that
-Is organic really healthier/environmentally friendlier/economically viable?: www.fertile-minds.org/support/pdfs/nature_trewavas_organic.pdf
an excellent, albeit a bit dated, Nature article that highlights some general problems.
-corporate issues of organic farming - e.g. California has a giant export organic market; is exporting to Canada really environmentally friendly and "organic"
-should organic also have regulations on "local"
-What's really wrong with mixing GMOs and organic practices?
-disease resistance/pesticide resistance/herbicide resistance
-soil depletion
-eutrophication/agricultural runoff
-biodiversity

That should get you started.

Answer 2

** best answer, WORTH READING.. organic food should not be confused with organic matter. the latter is a chemistry term that simply means that it consists of carbon. inorganic in this term means no carbon when we talk about organic food however, we are talking about organic certification. there are very strict guidelines that must be met, plus a hefty fee in order to use the organic label. is there inorganic food? -there is non-organic food, which most food falls under. if it does not have the label then it is most likely non-organic. the few exceptions are small and local farmers/companies that cannot yet afford the organic certification. additionally.. there are organic foods which are actually non-organic! how is this, you may ask? to put an organic label on food products that don't meet the strict guidelines is punished by a small fine (something like a thousand dollars a day). for large companies such as dole this is barely even a smack on the wrist. they make way more money off the label than it takes to pay the fine. now, don't hold me to it because i am unaware if this still goes on... just don't believe everything you see and read at first glance always do your own research

Answer 3

You've accidentally stumbled upon a running joke for most of us who know a bit of chemistry - "inorganic" food would be based on elements like silicon instead of carbon; not terribly digestible... I'm not sure what you'd actually call the alternative to "organic" foods - "pesticide/herbicide-free", maybe?

Answer 4

On this website there are number of educational articles that deal with organic and inorganic. You should find a variety of information that will assist you -
http://www.organic-items.com/organic-articles.htm

Answer 5

you can go to google and type in organic and inorganic food and it will give you plenty of website you can check out that will tell you all you need to know.