GMO vs Organic

[I_am_not_mafia]

@Mathilda,

I'm not convinced that organic farming practises are that better, don't they use all kinds of different pesticides and fungicides like copper which don't sound very desirable to have on my food either?

Sure it's not perfect but at the very least it cuts down on the variety of different chemicals that I am ingesting which means that the likelihood of consuming something particularly nasty is reduced. I'd rather consume copper than organophosphates specifically designed to attack the nervous systems of insects.

Not that I want a copper pesticide either but at least the Soil association only permits its use in the event of a major threat to crops. This is better than a farmer spraying a pesticide liberally in the absence of any threat in order to ensure maximum profit.

I am sometimes tempted to buy non-organic if there is no organic version available, such as with Mangoes or avocados which are peeled. But I wouldn't buy non-organic blackberries for example which you can't peel.

I used to enjoy eating non-organic raspberries because I particularly love raspberries and made an exception for them. But stopped when I found that it was giving me a very slight sore throat. I do not get the same thing happen with organic raspberries.

As I said, it's all about probability and trying to minimise exposure.