| Title : |
Fraud: Farmers Caught Selling Conventional Crops as Organic |
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| Source : |
American Council on Science and Health |
| Year : |
2018 |
| Link : |
https://www.acsh.org/news/2018/10/12/fraud-farmers-caught-selling-conventional-crops-organic-13506 |
| Country : |
United States of America |
| Commodity: |
PP-Vegetables (fresh, dried,...)
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| Abstract: |
Comedy is an excellent tool for pointing out the absurdities of society. Several years ago, Penn & Teller did an episode of Bullsh**! that examined the claims made by organic food enthusiasts. (See a clip here.) Though they didn't conduct a publication quality scientific experiment, they showed (rather convincingly and quite hilariously) that the average food snob simply can't tell the difference between conventionally grown food and organic food. Their prank has been replicated by others. In one video, two guys attended a foodie convention and presented guests with a new "organic" alternative to fast food. The guests went on and on about how wonderful it was, completely oblivious to the fact that they were eating chicken nuggets and other food from McDonald's. |
