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I simply assumed eating strictly organic would necessarily mean über healthy

a (1) : of, relating to, or derived from living organisms <organic evolution> (2) : of, relating to, yielding, or involving the use of food produced with the use of feed or fertilizer of plant or animal origin without employment of chemically formulated fertilizers, growth stimulants, antibiotics, or pesticides <organic farming> <organic produce>

That common assumption hasn't been lost on the marketing industry. From fabric to food items the marketers, especially the multi-national food makers have found that slapping the "organic"label on an item means you can charge a lot more and depending on the product/item, it may or may not be any healthier/better than the non-organic item. There are standards but even they can be confusing and people are notoriously lazy when it comes to reading labels. They see a big organic label/sticker and that's as far as they look. Worse case scenario the mfg's just admit they were confused and re-label the product.

You would think the definition is fairly concise and simple enough, but in the days of corporate lawyers/ techno babble and parsing of words and meanings there is a lot of "wiggle room" involved in the term "organic".

Best advice is to make sure your getting what you think you are and is the extra cost in many cases warranted :-/