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I don't think everyone sat down and agreed to that being what plus means. It's like labeling food as organic, it means nothing. It's just a name. Odd thing to obsess over, you'll get nowhere trying to understand marketing people, just let it go.
What they are adding is a more condensed experience accessing NASA content and making it easier for casual viewers to access. The more people paying attention to science the better. I think this is a fantastic move from NASA
Why do you think the organic label for food means nothing?
https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2012/03/22/organic-101-what-usda-organic-label-means
Compared to the standards for organic in civilized countries, that's basically nothing.
You realize I can slap the word organic on anything, and it isn’t using the certified organic label… right? Want some “organic ATX motherboards?” I gotchu.
If you're not afraid of the legal system why not slap a Disney logo on there too?
Do you know how many companies use just organic, and not "usda certified organic"
Most
I like how confident you are about your answer.
However, perusing the USDA website one comes across this set of "strongly" worded guidelines:
Apparently, if a company does mislabel its products, it is liable to be prosecuted by the Federal trade commission.
That word probably exists in the same article you originally linked.
But many actually don't do it which is why they don't use the USDA certified