What we put into our bodies is important. At this point, we all know that chemicals and unhealthy additives are added to our food.
Let’s look into the difference of chemicals that are sprayed and added to foods that are organic and what’s used in non organic food.
Listed below, are the chemicals that are allowed in organic foods . The list is long, but most of the chemicals are natural, for example, hydrogen peroxide, which is also in mouth wash. Alcohol, fish oil, vitamin E, mulch, sticky traps for bugs.
Examination of Accepted Ingredients in Conventional Non-Organic Food
The list and information that is posted here was found on the EPA Government Website.
Do you think organic food is safer?
Organic food is not allowed to use the three mentioned chemicals that are allowed in non organic food; rodenticide, pesticide and glutathione. Which are the controversial pesticides.
What we ingest has importance. It is widely recognized that various chemicals and unhealthy additives are incorporated into our food supply.
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List of chemicals allowed to be used in organic produce:
Alcohols.
Chlorine materials
(3) Copper sulfate—for use as an algicide in aquatic rice systems, is limited to one application per field during any 24-month period.
(4) Hydrogen peroxide.
(5) Ozone gas—for use as an irrigation system cleaner only.
(6) Peracetic acid—for use in disinfecting equipment, seed.
(7) Soap-based algicide/demossers.
(8) Sodium carbonate peroxyhydrate (CAS #-15630-89-4)—Federal law restricts the use of this substance in food crop production to approved food uses identified on the product label.
(b) As herbicides, weed barriers, as applicable.
(1) Herbicides, soap-based—for use in farmstead maintenance (roadways, ditches, right of ways, building perimeters) and ornamental crops.
(2) Mulches.
(i) Newspaper or other recycled paper, without glossy or colored inks.
(ii) Plastic mulch and covers (petroleum-based other than polyvinyl chloride (PVC)).
(iii) Biodegradable biobased mulch film as defined in § 205.2. Must be produced without organisms or feedstock derived from excluded methods.
(c) As compost feedstocks—Newspapers or other recycled paper, without glossy or colored inks.
(d) As animal repellents—Soaps, ammonium—for use as a large animal repellant only, no contact with soil or edible portion of crop.
(e) As insecticides (including acaricides or mite control).
(1) Ammonium carbonate—for use as bait in insect traps only, no direct contact with crop or soil.
(2) Aqueous potassium silicate
(3) Boric acid—structural pest control, no direct contact with organic food or crops.
(4) Copper sulfate—for use as tadpole shrimp control in aquatic rice production, is limited to one application per field during any 24-month period. Application rates are limited to levels which do not increase baseline soil test values for copper over a timeframe agreed upon by the producer and accredited certifying agent.
(5) Elemental sulfur.
(6) Lime sulfur—including calcium polysulfide.
(7) Oils, horticultural—narrow range oils as dormant, suffocating, and summer oils.
(8) Soaps, insecticidal.
(9) Sticky traps/barriers.
(10) Sucrose octanoate esters (CAS #s—42922-74-7; 58064-47-4)—in accordance with approved labeling.
(f) As insect management. Pheromones.
(g) As rodenticides. Vitamin D3.
(h) As slug or snail bait.
(1) Ferric phosphate (CAS # 10045-86-0).
(2) Elemental sulfur.
(i) As plant disease control.
(1) Aqueous potassium silicate (CAS #-1312-76-1)—the silica, used in the manufacture of potassium silicate, must be sourced from naturally occurring sand.
(2) Coppers, fixed—copper hydroxide, copper oxide, copper oxychloride, includes products exempted from EPA tolerance, Provided, That, copper-based materials must be used in a manner that minimizes accumulation in the soil and shall not be used as herbicides.
(3) Copper sulfate—Substance must be used in a manner that minimizes accumulation of copper in the soil.
(4) Hydrated lime.
(5) Hydrogen peroxide.
(6) Lime sulfur.
(7) Oils, horticultural, narrow range oils as dormant, suffocating, and summer oils.
(8) Peracetic acid—for use to control fire blight bacteria.
(9) Potassium bicarbonate.
(10) Elemental sulfur.
(11) Polyoxin D zinc salt.
(j) As plant or soil amendments.
(1) Aquatic plant extracts
(2) Elemental sulfur.
(3) Humic acids—naturally occurring deposits, water and alkali extracts only.
(4) Lignin sulfonate—chelating agent, dust suppressant.
(5) Magnesium oxide (CAS # 1309-48-4)—for use only to control the viscosity of a clay suspension agent for humates.
(6) Magnesium sulfate—allowed with a documented soil deficiency.
(7) Micronutrients—not to be used as a defoliant, herbicide, or desiccant. Those made from nitrates or chlorides are not allowed.
(i) Soluble boron products.
(ii) Sulfates, carbonates, oxides, or silicates of zinc, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum, selenium, and cobalt.
(8) Liquid fish products—can be pH adjusted with sulfuric, citric or phosphoric acid. The amount of acid used shall not exceed the minimum needed to lower the pH to 3.5.
(9) Vitamins, C and E.
(10) Squid byproducts—from food waste processing only. Can be pH adjusted with sulfuric, citric, or phosphoric acid. The amount of acid used shall not exceed the minimum needed to lower the pH to 3.5.
(11) Sulfurous acid (CAS # 7782-99-2) for on-farm generation of substance utilizing 99% purity elemental sulfur per paragraph (j)(2) of this section.
(k) As plant growth regulators.
(1) Ethylene gas—for regulation of pineapple flowering.
(2) Fatty alcohols (C6, C8, C10, and/or C12)—for sucker control in organic tobacco production.S
Seed preparations. Hydrogen chloride (CAS # 7647-01-0)—for delinting cotton seed for planting.
Microcrystalline cheesewax (CAS #’s 64742-42-3, 8009-03-08, and 8002-74-2)—for use in log grown mushroom production. Must be made without either ethylene-propylene co-polymer or synthetic colors.
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Comments
Organic food is often considered safer than non-organic because it is grown without synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or genetically modified organisms, reducing potential chemical residues that may pose health risks.
Organic farming also emphasizes sustainable practices, like crop rotation and natural fertilizers, which can enhance soil health and reduce environmental contamination.
A 2014 study published in the British Journal of Nutrition analyzed 343 studies and found that organic crops have significantly lower levels of pesticide residues and higher concentrations of antioxidants, which are linked to reduced risks of chronic diseases.
For example, the study noted that organic vegetables had up to 40% lower cadmium levels, a toxic heavy metal, compared to conventionally grown produce, supporting the safety benefits of organic food.
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