I thought it was better for you but now I heard Organic foods are more likely to contain E coli because they use horse and cow manure instead of pesticides. Is this true?
2006-09-18 18:19:32 · 7 answers · asked by crondawg 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
You have to know if it is 99 percent organic. It has a certify on it. I think its a label stating USDA or something like that. Organic is definity better, but you must also know if the horse or cows are injected with antibotics when rearing them.
2006-09-18 18:23:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know where you got your information but to be honest, that is the most rediculas thing I've ever heard regarding organic foods.
There are many people out there who will tell you anything without providing the sources of their information, simply because they believe everything they hear or don't want to take the time to research the truth of the matter. I have noticed a lot of people here on Yahoo Answers that are very skeptical and uninformed about the truth about organic foods giving answers to people who honestly care and want to know the truth about organic foods and products. It is sickening to me. Your question sounds like a prime example of a skeptic giving you false information.
Please go to http://www.organic.org . It's a great website with tons of information about organic foods and lifestyles.
Another thing is it doesn't make sense whatsoever. Using animal manure in place of pesticides? For one thing, that is just plain disgusting. Why would an organic farm, people who care about producing the most healthy foods from the earth, produce their foods using animal manure? Another thing - HOW would manure be an alternative to pesticides? Bugs love to be around manure (take flies for example), so that just doesn't make a bit of sense.
Organic foods are NOT more likely to contain E-Coli than conventional foods. That is false information. Read up on the FATCS about organic foods and don't believe some uninformed skeptic/s.
On another note, for your own good, organic or not, stay away from ALL spinach until they find out the root of this E-Coli outbreak.
2006-09-19 01:52:08 · answer #2 · answered by RandomActsOfKindness 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Organic food is way overrated. A company can call their chickens range if they have access to outside and daylight. The amount isnt specified. So if there is a barn full of chickens and a 1 ft opening into a 2 x2 space they can label it that.
Check out minute maid lemonade. Contains no real juice.
Wash your produce, and dont believe the rest. Read your labels carefully. In the ingredients list, they have to be listed in the order by how much is in the product first, on down to the last ingredient which is what is the least.
Look at how many products that are fat free list some type of sugar in the top three.
Stay away from hydrogenated fats. Trans fats, etc.
Bread can be labeled wheat, but its not good for you unless its 100 percent whole wheat. Look at the labels on "wheat"bread. The first ing. is enriched white flour. Somewhere in there is caramell coloring. They can do this because it is wheat flour, as opposed to rye or rice or something.
2006-09-19 01:32:16 · answer #3 · answered by hipichick777 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What! the horses and cows get antibiotics and the doctors don't give us humans any. Thats horse manure. I'm only eating pesticide food from now on.
2006-09-19 01:29:42 · answer #4 · answered by Rockford 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes because e coli lives in the intestines of animals like cows. You should always wash food bought at store to reduce the risk.
2006-09-19 01:50:22 · answer #5 · answered by wowwhatwasthat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The current "spinach" scare- seems to be with a specific supplier- who got ahold of a bad batch. Once they find out where it came from- they'll cut it off, clean it up- and all will be well until the NEXT scare comes along from some other product (I'm just WAITING for the day that a toxic load of toilet paper gets out into the market- and a horrific case of rear-end rash spreads across the country!!!). Organic foods are fine...-just clean them & cook them according to instructions. I eat them all the time too.
2006-09-19 01:36:17 · answer #6 · answered by Joseph, II 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats purely bagged spiniach, however a lot of " organic" products aren't truly organic. try fresh foods instead, such as a farmers market, or pick your own farms.........i grew up on a farm and we always used manure as fertilizer, i'm 38 and i've never even met anyone who has e-coli.
2006-09-19 01:26:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋