Yes. In deed. Awesome. Thank you. Never had this topic come up but now can answer with confidence!
<grab a foot and give it a hug!>
On Feb 15, 2012 12:49 PM, "Jan Meredith" <janessentials@peak.org> wrote:
-- THANK YOU!!!!! I am SO pleased to have a clear and complete way to
talk about the organic oils issue!
Jan in Oregon
On Feb 14, 6:48 pm, Janice <janice.dote...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Let's see if I can get this straight. I was driving and was not able
> to take notes.
> Dr. Hill said what some of you have also stated: the USDA does not
> certify essential oils at all, because they are only concerned with
> food. He said that if my prospect has essential oils on the shelf that
> are labeled as USDA certified as organic, then they are bogus. He said
> it is possible that the growers this company uses may be certified as
> organic by the USDA, but not for producing essential oils. For
> example, they may be certified to grow organic peppermint for teas or
> other foods, but not for essential oils. The USDA does not concern
> itself at all with therapeutic value in essential oils. The FDA may
> certify essential oils as being GRAS (generally recognized as safe),
> but that does not mean they have any therapeutic value. It just means
> they are probably not toxic. There is no government agency that
> certifies essential oils as having therapeutic value. He said that
> doTERRA is not the only company that uses mass spectronomy, but others
> that use these tests do not do the comparison of their findings with
> historical databases of the components that should be present in the
> oils. Dr. Hill also said that if the source materials were GMO, it
> would show up as having a very different chemical composition in the
> mass spectrometry testing. He pointed out that even foods that have
> USDA certification can have pesticides in them. (I've also had my
> doubts about USDA's reliability.)
> I hope this helps.
> Janice
>
> On Feb 14, 7:19 pm, Melanie Scott <oils4u2...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Please share the dr. Hill pointers with us! Thanks :)
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> > On Feb 14, 2012, at 5:21 PM, Janice <janice.dote...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > Good point, Sharon, about only food being GMO at this point. I hadn't
> > > thought of that.
> > > I was feeling frustrated and unsupported about this issue because no
> > > one seemed to have the answer. Then today I got a call from Dr. Hill,
> > > who explained it enough for me to have an intelligent conversation
> > > with my prospect. doTERRA Rocks!
> > > Janice
>
> > > On Feb 14, 12:08 pm, Sharon Hoehner <detoxexp...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> Are there specific ingredients that she thinks could be GMO? This never
> > >> would have occurred to me. As far as I know herbs and flowers are not GMO
> > >> yet, just foods.
>
> > >> On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Janice <janice.dote...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >>> I thank you all for your replies. I have already provided all of this
> > >>> information to my prospect, but she says she wants to have evidence
> > >>> that the source material is not genetically modified, and the USDA
> > >>> supposedly checks that, I see nothing in any of doTERRA's materials
> > >>> that addresses this question. She also pointed out that she has
> > >>> essential oils on her shelf in her store that are sourced from other
> > >>> countries, yet the USDA certifies them as organic because other
> > >>> countries have a cooperative relationship with the USDA to allow them
> > >>> to certify their farms. I can't seem to get the missing piece here.
> > >>> How can I ensure her that the source materials are not genetically
> > >>> modified? I know the mass spectronomy tests would catch other
> > >>> impurities, but she says genetic modification can only be detected in
> > >>> the raw product.
> > >>> Thanks again,
> > >>> Janice
>
> > >>> On Feb 13, 2:06 pm, Doniel Wolfe <wolf...@att.net> wrote:
> > >>>> This is so true! I live in Germany and there are things that are not
> > >>> labeled
> > >>>> organic here, that would qualify as organic in the U.S.
>
> > >>>> ________________________________
> > >>>> From: Valerie Hampton <vale...@donhamptonrealtor.com>
> > >>>> To: everythingdoterra@googlegroups.com
> > >>>> Sent: Mon, February 13, 2012 9:00:44 PM
> > >>>> Subject: RE: [Everything doTERRA] evidence of organic purity
>
> > >>>> Sweet Janice! I hope that works for the store owner. Good luck!
>
> > >>>> From:everythingdoterra@googlegroups.com
> > >>>> [mailto:everythingdoterra@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Megan Maibaum
> > >>>> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 12:53 PM
> > >>>> To: everythingdoterra@googlegroups.com
> > >>>> Subject: Re: [Everything doTERRA] evidence of organic purity
>
> > >>>> From doTERRA FAQ:
> > >>>> Q: Are dōTERRA's essential oils organic?
>
> > >>>> A: dōTERRA's CPTG essential oils exceed industry standards. Because
> > >>> organic
> > >>>> certification varies from country to country, province to province, and
> > >>> in the
> > >>>> US, from state to state, it is not currently possible to acquire all
> > >>> oils under
> > >>>> certified organic status. However, through the GC/MS analysis process,
> > >>> we are
> > >>>> able to determine if any chemical residue exists in the essential oil,
> > >>> e.g.,
> > >>>> pesticides, herbicides, extenders, and solvents. With this rigorous
> > >>> analysis
> > >>>> process, we are able to ensure that all CPTG Certified Pure Therapeutic
> > >>> Grade™
> > >>>> essential oils offered by dōTERRA are absolutely pure as nature intended
> > >>> and a
> > >>>> step above organic.
>
> > >>>> Hope that helps,
> > >>>> ~ Meganhttp://www.meganshay.com
>
> > >>>> On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Janice <janice.dote...@yahoo.com>
> > >>> wrote:
> > >>>>> I'm feeling rather frustrated today--I lost a sale because I cannot
> > >>>>> provide any information on how doTERRA ensures that their product is
> > >>>>> organic. I've called member support but I can't get anything specific,
> > >>>>> and product support is not returning my calls. I'm up against a
> > >>>>> deadline but can't get the support I need. Do you know how doTERRA
> > >>>>> ensures that their products are organic? I understand about CPTG, but
> > >>>>> I cannot find anything that tells me exactly what tests they perform
> > >>>>> on the product. My prospect owns an organic food store and won't carry
> > >>>>> anything that's not certified organic. How can I get this answer
> > >>>>> pronto? I'm telling everyone I know that doTERRA oils are the purest
> > >>>>> and the best on the market, but I have nothing to back up that claim--
> > >>>>> other than my own personal experience, which I cannot directly
> > >>>>> transfer to others. Can anyone help me with this?
> > >>>>> Janice
>
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