Really? Growing up on a farm, and having friends/acquaintances who were either organic or interested in going organic, I don't recall that pesticides and herbicides were allowed. The so-called "organic pesticides" and "organic herbicides" I've seen are mostly just all natural snake oil...

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That's exactly what I would expect from a standards-based certification. But it's also why it's useful - "it is safer" is much easier to fudge (see also: Boeing) than "it is in compliance with this 40-item check list". Either way, it sets the baseline, so there's a net benefit so long as most products would be below that baseline without market pressure to certify.