Wait, what’s the most widespread and commonly used meaning of the word?
Organic is a term certified by the USDA.
To use “organic” on packaging, a product must contain at least 95% organically produced ingredients.
It is a bit annoying, though “organically produced” is defined exhaustively on the website.
We can debate what it means effectively, but the term organic in the US means something. It’s a regulated term and you can’t just slap different stickers on something and call it organic. So much just straight up misinformation in this thread from people too jaded, or too lazy, to look it up.
https://www.usda.gov/topics/organic
https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/organic
Now I’m not saying that the regulated term “organic” doesn’t have some other weird side effects, or that people haven’t attempted to hoodwink the process, but the term itself carries the weight of regulation in the US. So it’s not some silly, “Hurrr derrr Organic means Organic” thing like people are making it out to be.
When not talking about US food it just means living matter. Basically anything you eat is organic by the traditional definition. The USDA organic definition is honestly a joke though. Most pesticide other than the new age shit is made out of plant directives. Doesn’t make it safe to consume. The range of shit they can use and do, while still calling things organic is pretty laughable. You just have to avoid a few products that are widely used today. Nitrogen fertilizer and shit like roundup.
