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Confused About Organics?
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Got Kids? Read This!
If you’re a parent, you need to be especially concerned with pesticide use in food and in the environment. According to the USDA, because infants and children have a lower body weight ratio to the amount of foods they consume, and because their still developing internal organs cannot detoxify chemicals as efficiently as adults, their suseptablity to toxins is more sensitive.
Unfortunately, all that agency’s studies and recommendations about the so-called “acceptable and safe” levels of toxic chemicals in foods were determined on adult tolerance levels, not on children’s.
When considering the importance of whether or not to feed your children organic foods, think about these sobering statistics (and lest you think these stats come from some left wing tree hugger organization, think again, these are the US government's own statistics):
So what's a concerned parent to do?
Buy organic whenever possible. Click here to read The Benefits of Organic Foods in a Nutshell.
Save Money on Organics!
Click here for tips and strategies to help oyu save money when buying organic foods.
Safeguarding Organic Integrity
As the popularity of organics continues to grow and more and more industrial food producers get into the game, the need for organic vigilance is ever increasing. The corporations and their lobbyists are continually trying to water down the government’s stringent organic standards. So far, public outcry has been loud enough to stop proposed changes like allowing some hormones, antibiotics and other non-organic materials to be introduced in livestock feed, and allowing the use of some pesticides in growing produce. However, there’s no reason to believe the efforts to degrade the quality of organic food won’t continue.
So what can you do about it? Get informed, stay informed, and when the time comes, get active. One of the best places to do all three is through the Organic Consumer’s Association (OCA), an online grassroots non-profit public interest organization that deals with issues of food safety, industrial agriculture, genetic engineering, children's health, corporate accountability, fair trade, environmental sustainability and other key topics. Representing over 850,000 members, the OCA’s website is first place to look for news and /or changes relating to organic foods -- www.organicconsumers.org.
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Click here for the Basics or Organics.
Got Kids? Read This!
If you’re a parent, you need to be especially concerned with pesticide use in food and in the environment. According to the USDA, because infants and children have a lower body weight ratio to the amount of foods they consume, and because their still developing internal organs cannot detoxify chemicals as efficiently as adults, their suseptablity to toxins is more sensitive.
Unfortunately, all that agency’s studies and recommendations about the so-called “acceptable and safe” levels of toxic chemicals in foods were determined on adult tolerance levels, not on children’s.
When considering the importance of whether or not to feed your children organic foods, think about these sobering statistics (and lest you think these stats come from some left wing tree hugger organization, think again, these are the US government's own statistics):
- Depending on body weight, standard chemicals are up to ten times more toxic to children than to adults.
- Blood samples show concentrations of pesticide residues are six times
higher in children aged 2 to 4 who eat conventionally farmed fruits and
vegetables compared with those eating organic foods.
- According to the EPA’s “Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment,”
children receive 50% of their lifetime cancer risks in the first two
years of life.
- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control report that one of the main
sources of pesticide
exposure for children comes directly from the food they eat.
- Organophosphate pesticides (OPs) are currently found in the bodies of
95 percent of Americans tested. OP exposure has been linked to
hyperactivity, behavior disorders, learning disabilities, developmental
delays and motor dysfunction.
- Half of produce currently tested in
grocery stores contain measurable residues of pesticides according to
the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
- The FDA also reports that eight industry-leader baby foods reveal the presence of 16 pesticides, including three carcinogens.
So what's a concerned parent to do?
Buy organic whenever possible. Click here to read The Benefits of Organic Foods in a Nutshell.
Save Money on Organics!
Click here for tips and strategies to help oyu save money when buying organic foods.
Safeguarding Organic Integrity
As the popularity of organics continues to grow and more and more industrial food producers get into the game, the need for organic vigilance is ever increasing. The corporations and their lobbyists are continually trying to water down the government’s stringent organic standards. So far, public outcry has been loud enough to stop proposed changes like allowing some hormones, antibiotics and other non-organic materials to be introduced in livestock feed, and allowing the use of some pesticides in growing produce. However, there’s no reason to believe the efforts to degrade the quality of organic food won’t continue.
So what can you do about it? Get informed, stay informed, and when the time comes, get active. One of the best places to do all three is through the Organic Consumer’s Association (OCA), an online grassroots non-profit public interest organization that deals with issues of food safety, industrial agriculture, genetic engineering, children's health, corporate accountability, fair trade, environmental sustainability and other key topics. Representing over 850,000 members, the OCA’s website is first place to look for news and /or changes relating to organic foods -- www.organicconsumers.org.
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