Organic food hype or hope , DW Documentary
There is growing demand in the western world for organic food. But do consumers always get what it says on the label How can authenticity be verified Is organic food automatically healthier Consumers are prepared to pay a significant premium for it. There are currently, however, no reliable tests for distinguishing organic from conventionally produced food. Farmers need to invest a great deal of time, energy and money to qualify as a producer of organic food. There is no proof, however, that organic food actually contains fewer contaminants than conventionally farmed products. There is no such thing as pollutionfree food, and there are currently no tests available for reliably distinguishing between organic and nonorganic food. That opens doors for lucrative labeling fraud, which in turn explains why there are far more organic eggs on the market at Easter than at any other time of the year. The statistics clearly suggest manipulation, but it is hard to obtain evidence due to the differences betwee
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