Foods Labelled Organic Must Meet Strict Standards
By Viola Woolcott
Foods labelled organic must meet strict standards. It has been recognised that our health is directly related to the food that we eat and therefore also the health of the soil.
Concerns are growing about the very high use of routine antibiotic additives to speed animal growth […]
Filed under: Organics on December 2nd, 2007 | No Comments »
To Avoid Genetically Modified Food, You Have To Go Organic!
By Viola Woolcott
Intensive farming has led to dramatic erosion over the last 30 years in the UK. In some areas there is a fall of about 70% of wild birds. Ancient hedgerows are destroyed, and not to forget the near extinction of certain types of […]
Filed under: Organics on December 1st, 2007 | No Comments »
What Chemical Products Are You Putting on Your Skin?
By Viola Woolcott
Have you ever thought about that our skin is the body’s largest organ? At least 60% of what we use on our skin ends up in our bloodstream. Therefore I believe that it is really important that you are fully aware of what is in […]
Filed under: Organics on November 30th, 2007 | No Comments »
Air-Freighted Organics Face Possible Ban on Organic Labelling
Flown in Organic Products Face Possible Ban on being Labelled Organic due to Greenhouse Emissions
By Ina Woolcott
Proposals have been put forward by the UK’s main organic certification body, The Soil Association, to deny organically grown produce the right to be labelled organic, if it has […]
Filed under: Organics on November 28th, 2007 | No Comments »