As I ambled along the aisles of a gourmet food store, I noticed placards saying 'Organic Food. No Pesticides'. After all, thats what organic means, right? To be grown without using pesticides? Wrong.
Stores selling organic food are not a rarity anymore. Their customers are people like you and me, who dont want to consume food exposed to chemicals and hence buy it at a premium...but is your expensive buy truly organic? Find out how exactly a plant or animal food qualifies as organic.
Organic Plant Foods- Any produce (grains, pulses, legumes, fruits or vegetables) declared as organic should not have used irradiation, sewage sludge, synthetic fertilizers, prohibited pesticides and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) while cultivation.
Organic Animal Foods- For labelling meat (mutton, lamb, beef), poultry (chicken, duck, geese, turkey incl. their eggs) and dairy (milk, cheese, yogurt, butter) as organic, farmers should meet animal health and welfare standards, not use antibiotics or growth hormones on the animal or bird, use 100% organic feed and provide animals with outdoor access.
Based on what you read, how many organic fruit/vegetable stores you visit make the grade? Find out when you drop by next!
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