(www.Borganic.org) Tough break for the organic food industry, said Britain's Marie Claire magazine. It was "already struggling in the economic downturn as shoppers turn away from more expensive goods," and now the British government's food watchdog, the Food Standards Agency, has declared that organic food is no healthier than conventionally grown fruits and vegetables. This should come as a blow to organic farmers at the worst possible time.
These "shock" findings ought to wake up parents, said Ruki Sayid in Britain's Mirror, who have been shelling out extra money to buy organic because they thought it was better for their children. The study should also serve as a slap in the face to "the green lobby and high profile organic gurus like chef Jamie Oliver."
"Here we go again," said Leo Hickman in Britain's Guardian. This latest study has inspired "predictable front-page headlines implying organic food is little more than a myth and a rip-off," but the food watchdog agency has long banned organic food producers from claiming that their fare was nutritionally superior to comparable non-organic produce. But there are still plenty of reasons to go organic, including "the avoidance of pesticide residues" and the greater attention to "animal welfare" on organic farms.
And don't forget the environmental benefits of organic farming, said John-Paul Flintoff in Britain's The Times. All those pesticides and fertilizers dumped onto non-organic farms wash into our rivers and lakes. And if that doesn't convince you, consider this: If you try it, you might find that organic food simply tastes better.
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I laughed when I heard about this new "study" because it was based on the fact that organic food was not nutritionally supereior to conventionally grown foods. I personally do not believe it because more care is taken with the soil of organic foods, because they donot use syntheteic fertalizers, or pesticides for that matter. Which is obviously better for the planet, and if you don't care about that it also means that organic foods are better for you since your not eating all that toxic junk, everytime you bite into an apple. Not good enough to wash it off, if synthetic fertalizers were used it is inside the fruit or vegetable already. I am a stay at home mom with four young children, my husband is a mechanic. We don't have money to burn. I have found that if you are buying the right kinds of food it is not much more expensive than conventional foods. For example, we all know that you should avoid any processed foods. So instead of buying an $8 bag of organic cereal, which in my house might last two beakfasts, i buy a bulk bag of organic oatmeal, add some raisins and my kids are happy and healthier. Instead of buying, oranic chips, cookies, and granola bars buy apples, carrots, and raisins. If i want my kids to have a swee treat i make cookies and cakesf from scratch with organic ingrediants. I will always buy organically because when my family switched to an organic and holistic(no modern medicine) lifestyle, they stopped getting sick,which is amazing considering they are ages 6,5,3,and 4 months old.
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