Re: [compost_tea] Pathogen-free lingo

From: <soilfoodweb_at_aol.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 03:49:31 -0400
Hi David -

I agree with you completely. 

Although I sometimes fall prey to the "market-speak" that gets used.  I have been known to say "pathogen-free" because it is shorter than saying "human pathogens were below detection level".  It's short-hand (short-speak?).

Still, we should use langauage that is crystal clear whenever we are talking to folks that may not know the short-hand. 

So, "below detection level" is the proper term, as David points out.

Elaine

>Hi Elaine,
>
>That is pretty much what I expect that it meant.
>
>I'm fine with "no pathogens detected", but I don't like "pathogen-free"
>because it is too much like marketing-speak, and it most likely is not
>true. From the way that you put things in this post, I suspect that you
>understand my objection to the term "pathogen-free". It is linguistally
>taking one step beyond what the facts support.
>
>Thanks,
>Dave
>

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