In the UK, foods are not allowed to be labelled as "organic" unless they have been certified by the Soil Association as having been grown and handled in accordance with defined organic standards.
In the UK, foods are not allowed to be labelled as "organic" unless they have been certified by the Soil Association as having been grown and handled in accordance with defined organic standards.
Interesting, but not relevant to my point. Everything we eat is organic according to science. The food-labelling version of "organic" is the hijacking of a scientific term with a very specific definition.
I do get your point... though I see language as organic and fluid, not fixed or set in stone. It changes and develops with time and the effects of various influences. But I agree that the food industry often manipulates language for its own ends.
Language is fluid, of course. That isn't debatable. But there are cases where groups with agendas deliberately hijack words and terms for their own purposes. That isn't the natural development of language, that's manipulation.