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"The big danger of the modern food industry is that the rate of change is occurring on a completely different scale to anything in human evolution. And we're not giving ourselves any time to adjust to any problems that we can't yet see" Richard Young, policy adviser to the Soil Association
Why buy natural, organic products?
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The best way to protect your family from exposure to chemicals
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Workers enjoy less exposure to harmful chemicals
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Healthy food is produced in an environmentally friendly way
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The quality of soil is maintained for the future
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Working to Soil Association standards gives the highes possible standards of animal welfare
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Harmful chemicals are not emitted into our water and air
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Small farmers and businesses are supported
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Biodiversity is promoted
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No food has higher amounts of beneficial minerals, essential amino acids and vitamins than organic food. Opinion polls by Mori consistently show that people feel that food tastes better.
(All of these statements have been approved by the Advertising Standards Authority).
It is estimated that around 75% of the Western diet consists of processed food, a frightening statistic when you consider the evidence...
Food Additives
Our foods contain a chemical cocktail of articifial products - sweeteners, acidulants, emulsifiers, stabilizers, thickeners, gelling agents, preservatives, colours, oxidizing and reducing agents, stabilizers and thickeners, surface-active agents, surface-finishing agents, synergists, texturizers, flavour enhancers, antimicrobial agents, anticaking and free-flow agents, ph control agents, this list goes on there are now literally thousands of additives commonly used and the dangers of these may not truly be known for many years.
Whilst some forward thinking countries have banned substances that have proven health risks; many others, including the UK, continue to allow these substances to be freely used in our everyday foods. When we consider the scientific data linking food additives and various physical and mental disorders, it is beyond belief that these chemicals are still used. If you have allergic reactions, arthritis, asthma, or your child is hyperactive, the culprits could lie in your food cupboard, and whilst the manufacturers claim that these substances have been tested and are safe, the incidence of additive related conditions is on the increase.
Pesticides
Conventional farming uses over 300 synthetic pesticides, 66 of which are suspected by The Environmental Protection Agency to be carcinogenic. Certified Organic foods are the only way to avoid the ingestion of these toxic chemicals and the health risks associated with them.
