On Sun, 1 Jul 2007 12:52 Wayne Wynn wrote:

>"Organically grown" - could it mean GMO seed or plant?

Note that "organically-grown" does not mean "pesticide-free". In the case of pineapples, 
certain pesticides are permitted by the standards in different countries. For example:

Soil fumigant to control nematodes.
Fungicides to prevent root rot.
Fertilisers are added to the soil and later sprayed on the plants.
Insecticides to prevent and control scale and thrip.
Chemicals are sprayed on the crops to force flowering.

Check the standards applying in the country where they were grown.

Just as with apples, pears etc., there are a number of different varieties of pineapple, some 
are golden with an orange skin and richly sweet in flavour, others pale yellowish-white with 
flecked grey-green fleash, and a flavour that is weaker and less-sweet. It could be that the 
organic grower used a different variety from the others.

Keith