Are Organic Fish And Meats Actually As Good As Claimed?
Author: Bart Galloway // Category: foodOrganic should mean organic right? Well theoretically yet, but there seems to be major discrepancies on the labels of supposed organic meat.
The whole point of organic produce is that you are eating natural food as nature intended; no additives or pesticides and farmed by trainer farmers who know their stuff. You should be able to buy this and feed it to your loved ones with a completely clear conscience.
So if they can do such a good job with the fruit and vegetables, how come that the meat side of it is, shall we say, a grey area?
I would certainly have to think twice about paying extra for organic fish. Even though the USDA reckons that all wild fish is organic, what if that fish has chemicals such as mercury in its flesh?
The official regulations regarding the welfare and living condition of the animals that organic meat comes from also seems open to debate.
Yes, we all grateful that the guidelines for their feed is so strict. It is very reassuring that we aren’t consuming their antibiotics, or hormones etc but I personally want to know about their living conditions.
Don’t think that organic produce is the top of the tree and there is nothing better, there is. Look out for welfare labels, such as from the RSPCA and others such as biodynamic certificates. You know the welfare of these animals has been taken care of and that they have lived in clean, sanitary conditions.
The authorities have been tip-toeing around these issues long enough, we as consumers have the right to get them addressed immediately. The areas such as the fish, living conditions and welfare need strict guideline putting in place. Secondly, we also have a right to know that organic means organic, and not some authoritative representation of it.
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