Organic BenefitsStudies continue to confirm the health benefits of eating organic food. Organic foods have been found to have higher cancer fighting anti-oxidants, and to contain more beneficial amino acids, minerals and vitamins than conventional grown foods. Organic standards prohibit the use of synthetic herbicides (weed killers), pesticides (bug killers) and fungicides (mold killers). EPA has classified 60 percent of herbicides, 30 percent of insecticides and 90 percent of fungicides approved for use in conventional farming as cancer causing agents. Organic standards also improve animal welfare by limiting or banning the use of anti-biotics and providing guidelines for their feeding and treatment of animals as they are raised. Consumers can find out more information about the benefits of choosing organic by searching the internet and at the links below: EU-funded Quality Low Input Food project indicates significant nutritional benefits from organic foodDefinition of Organic-National Organic Standards Board via Organic Trade Association
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Definition of Organic The National Organic Standards Board Definition of "Organic" The following definition of "organic" was passed by the NOSB at its April 1995 meeting in Orlando, FL. "Organic agriculture is an ecological production management system that promotes and enhances biodiversity, biological cycles and soil biological activity. It is based on minimal use of off-farm inputs and on management practices that restore, maintain and enhance ecological harmony. ‘Organic’ is a labeling term that denotes products produced under the authority of the Organic Foods Production Act. The principal guidelines for organic production are to use materials and practices that enhance the ecological balance of natural systems and that integrate the parts of the farming system into an ecological whole. Organic agriculture practices cannot ensure that products are completely free of residues; however, methods are used to minimize pollution from air, soil and water. Organic food handlers, processors and retailers adhere to standards that maintain the integrity of organic agricultural products. The primary goal of organic agriculture is to optimize the health and productivity of interdependent communities of soil life, plants, animals and people." Report Confirms More Health Benefits of Organic foodPage: 1 2 ... next |
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