Free range, organic food, fair trade etc - all nice marketing buzz words, but how do they actual control this and is anything being done to ensure these foods are really what they say they are?
2006-11-14 06:15:32 · 22 answers · asked by Michael B 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
ITS PROBABLY A LOAD OF COBBLERS ...BUT THEY KNOW IF THEY PUT ORGANIC ON SOMETHING THEY CAN CHARGE WHAT THEY LIKE
2006-11-14 06:18:33 · answer #1 · answered by michael b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just make sure there is a label that says USDA Certified Organic. Then you will know it meets the criteria of no pesticides and synthetic fertilizers used in the growing the food.
For meat, it means the animals was free range, no drugs, and fed with organic grown feed.
In the long run Organic food is healthier for you because no preservatives, pesticides, and synthetic fertilizers. Those toxins over time will give you ailments of all sorts including cancer.
So figure to spend more money now and enjoy a pain-free old age or spend tons of money fighting cancer and a struggle for life till the end.
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2006-11-15 15:27:16 · answer #2 · answered by Bryan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually yes there is a way to control this FSIS (food saftey inspection services) Many companies have a certified HACCAP program (Hazard analysis critical control points) Im sure there are some companys that are making claims as to there products
being natural organic ect.. but they are few and far between. Most put their money where there mouths are and to be found out as a fraud is more detremetental finacially in the long run.
2006-11-14 06:29:32 · answer #3 · answered by nobodytotalkabout 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it has the USDA Organic seal it has to be at least 95% organic.
The National Organic Program (run by the USDA) is in charge of the legal definition of organic in the United States and does organic certification. It administers the Organic Seal to products and producers that meet strict requirements.
2006-11-14 06:18:58 · answer #4 · answered by eilishaa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no real regulation of organic food. Most of it is just overpriced junk. Check all labels thoroughly when buying organic food.
Free range produce is regulated and fair trade products carry a fair trade logo.
2006-11-14 06:30:27 · answer #5 · answered by J P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have a regulating authority check the farm regularly to ensure that their crop/ animals aadhere to the guidelines. As dairy farmers, we supply to a local dairy that are in the Freedom Foods scheme. We have to keep up to date records on all our cows and we are regularly checked by a rep from Freedom Foods as well as DEFRA. They check everything from the quality of our milk to the food we feed, the space that each cow has in fields as well as in the yard when they are in for winter, their health to our electric fencing and gates and our milking system and cow records. They do a very thorough job and if our farm and animals do not meet the standards demanded by the Dairy and Government we are not able to sell our milk to them. The paperwork is unbelievable and everything has to be kept up to date with new guidelines coming in all the time. This is pretty much the same for all farmers who sell like this and organic.
2006-11-14 06:25:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is labeled as USDA Organic then it most certainly has to be what it is said to be. There have been some stringent regulations placed upon growers and handlers of organic foods in the United States. However, this does mean that they are any safer or better for you than their non-organic counterparts.
http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/organic.html
2006-11-14 12:43:36 · answer #7 · answered by margarita 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In order for something to be labled organic, the farm it comes from has to be certified organic by the food and drug administration. as a rule that usually takes several years to do, and they're very particular about it. If it says organic, you can be sure it's so. I work for a supermarket chain, and have that from a high authority.
2006-11-14 06:24:18 · answer #8 · answered by Windweaver 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In California there is a Certified Organic Growers sticker that is put on food, and yes their is a real organization that supervises the certifications and the whole process.
2006-11-14 06:20:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is fairly safe to say it is not 100% organic. It's good to check if the food is certified by a reputable source that has high percentage standards.
2006-11-14 06:58:26 · answer #10 · answered by that girl 47 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do have to be careful. Many sources sell as organic, but can be found to have herbiside and pesticides on them.
Know your sources. Farmers' Markets and Food Co-Ops tend to be better than regular grocery stores.
2006-11-14 06:20:38 · answer #11 · answered by margcolins 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋