FDA’s faux-organic revolution

The rise of organic food has been so enormous and sudden that people have not realized it is mostly a giant scam. Most people believe that buying organic food is good for you, local farmers and the environment and that it is more expensive for a reason when it is not even organic food half of the time. Sometimes this it is actually organic, but much of the time manufacturers of so-called “organic” food do not meet FDA regulations for what is considered organic.
In the late 90s, organic food became the new craze for consumers. The rise of organics was due to the release of conditions in which processed food was made and kept as well as the horrible treatment of animals. When this news hit, food manufacturers changed the way they made their food and really did improve the conditions in which the food was made. However after a while a few started slacking on their regulations. This downhill trend has led to flat out non-organic food being called “organic”.
There is a loophole in food labeling that allows non-organic food to be labeled as “organic” without the FDA’s logo. Since many consumers don’t look for this logo, they end up paying extra for food that isn’t actually organic; they get ripped off because they are paying more for the same product.
The FDA has done nothing to stop this international scam. There are no laws stopping food manufacturers and they are making tons of money by advertising that they are part of a false organic revolution. Many people have tried to bring this to the public’s attention, but the news has been focused on recent political scandals and celebrity “news,” drawing the spotlight away from this extortion. Food related news almost never gets the attention it deserves unless it involves poisoning. Food regulation has definitely improved from its grimy disease-filled start, but the food industry still needs improvement.