Timeline for What do you call things made out of natural waste materials?
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| Jan 11, 2014 at 0:26 | comment | added | Oldcat | it was a comment on @tylerham's outrage that 'natural' was being used in a way that violated his own positive association with the word. In practice, 'natural' is a noise word when describing a product. The sugar being 'fat free' is similar, as the slogan is trying to hitch a positive association of fat free = good, low calorie and healthy, where candy is only good tasting. I can't think of anything 'unnatural' that can go in a box of cereal. | |
| Jan 11, 2014 at 0:19 | comment | added | anongoodnurse | @Oldcat - there is nothing unnatural about MSG or cobra venom - who said there was? Also, sugar is (breakdown product of) a starch, or simple sugar, not a fat. It is fat free. What is your objection? Do you understand the difference between different kinds or organic compounds? Many harmful compounds are organic, but not natural. | |
| Jan 10, 2014 at 21:29 | comment | added | Oldcat | There's nothing unnatural about monosodium glutamate...or cobra venom, for that matter. It is like a box of sugar candy that advertises itself as 'Fat Free'. | |
| Jan 10, 2014 at 19:52 | comment | added | tylerharms | The USDA, for example, would oversee cereal and textiles. | |
| Jan 10, 2014 at 19:44 | comment | added | anongoodnurse | I hardly think that coconut shells, leaves and twigs are subject to practices found in the making of breakfast cereal. | |
| Jan 10, 2014 at 19:33 | history | edited | tylerharms | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 10, 2014 at 19:32 | comment | added | tylerharms | I would even go so far as saying that "all natural" is incredibly misleading. Just look at cereal boxes that advertise this. | |
| Jan 10, 2014 at 19:32 | comment | added | emsoff | @Susan the traditional definition of the word "organic" does not have that limitation. Modern definitions do, however. | |
| Jan 10, 2014 at 19:31 | comment | added | tylerharms | What do you mean by appropriate? The USDA has standards for granting the "organic" label. | |
| Jan 10, 2014 at 19:29 | comment | added | anongoodnurse | made from all-natural materials is more appropriate than saying organic unless they are from certified organic agricultural areas. | |
| Jan 10, 2014 at 19:28 | comment | added | tylerharms | Of course you could. Anything derived from living organisms is clearly organic. | |
| Jan 10, 2014 at 19:27 | comment | added | sweetraskels | say if you are making a doll out of coconut shell is it still called organic matter? | |
| Jan 10, 2014 at 19:25 | history | answered | tylerharms | CC BY-SA 3.0 |