Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Rat meat masquerading as lamb, cabbage doused in formaldehyde, rice containing arsenic and rotten-meat burgers, all cooked in recycled oil collected from a sewer. This is not a menu from a dystopian nightmare, but a small sample of the food safety scandals that have besieged Chinese consumers in recent years. …
Recent organic diet intervention studies suggest that diet is a significant source of pesticide exposure in young children. These studies have focused on children living in suburban communities. The objective of the study was to determine whether consuming an organic diet reduced urinary pesticide metabolite concentrations in 40 Mexican-American children, …
Organophosphate pesticide (OP) exposure to the US population is dominated by dietary intake. The magnitude of exposure from diet depends partly upon personal decisions such as which foods to eat and whether to choose organic food. Most studies of OP exposure rely on urinary biomarkers, which are limited by short …
NGO warns that regulations for harmful pesticides would be weakened by policy proposed in a transatlantic trade agreement International trade agreement proposals could roll back protections from harmful pesticides in the US and EU, according to a new report (pdf) expected to be released Wednesday. As part of the transatlantic …
More people are eating local and organic foods and plan to consume less meat and bottled water. However, most also believe they lack enough information and influence to become more environmentally sustainable consumers, a new National Geographic survey has found. This year's report, the fifth since 2008, focused on food. …
Little is known about the potential health effects of eating organic food either in the general population or during pregnancy. The aim of this study was to examine associations between organic food consumption during pregnancy and the risk of pre-eclampsia among nulliparous Norwegian women. Original Source
A new scientific review claims organic foods are higher in nutrients and lower in pesticides compared with conventionally grown varieties. Its authors carried out an analysis of 343 peer-reviewed studies looking at the composition of crops and foods. They concluded organic crops had higher levels of certain antioxidants, such as …
The West Australian government is seeking to change guidelines for organic food certification to allow a certain amount of genetically modified material. An ABC Rural revealed the state's Department of Agriculture and Food has made its first submission on GM tolerance to the Organic Industry Standards and Certification Council. In …
Food security requires a stable climate and, according to a new report released by Center for Food Safety’s Cool Foods Campaign, this security is being jeopardized by climate change. The report, “Food and Climate: Connecting the Dots, Choosing the Way Forward,” outlines the climate requirements for successful food production, and …
When he decided to quit his well-paid IT job in Qatar last year and decided to do something on his own, Iritty native Aneesh R K had no idea as to what should be his future course of action. However, when he reached his native place, suddenly the avenues opened …
India with 600’000 producers is the home for maximum organic producers in the world reveals this 15th edition of The World of Organic Agriculture published by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture. Also finds that between 2011 and 2012, the organic area in Asia decreased by almost half a million …
Four U.S. lawmakers joined with more than 200 food companies, organic farming groups, health and environment organizations and other groups on Thursday to urge President Barack Obama to require manufacturers to label food products that contain genetically engineered ingredients. The groups delivered a letter to the president dated January 16 …
Agriculture Minister Krishna Byre Gowda and Horticulture department Principal Secretary M K Shankarlingegowda at an exhibition organised by the Karnataka State Organic Certification Agency on Thursday. In an effort to encourage people to take up organic farming in a big way in every hobli, the State government, has planned to …
Sresta Natural Bioproducts, one of India's largest organic food companies, Monday announced "Freedom from pesticides", an eight-day campaign against pesticide ridden food. The campaign from Aug 12 to 19 aims to create awareness about ill effects of pesticide contaminated food and promote organic food as the best alternative for being …
The State government is working on an organic policy in order to make organic food accessible in rural areas, according to sources. They told City Express that eight states including Karnataka, Kerala and Uttarakhand already have such a policy and Tamil Nadu is likely to come up with a similar …
Although organic food shows a low penetration of 17 per cent among households in India, experts believe that in Chennai awareness about it is slowly growing. An organic food revolution is slowly catching on in Chennai as more and more people turn to agricultural products grown without the use of …
About 62% of metropolitans in the high-income-group bracket buy organic, an increase of 95% in the last five years. There has been a major shift towards organic products, especially fruit and vegetables in the metropolitan cities as about 62 per cent of metropolitans in the high-income-group bracket buy organic, an …
JAIPUR: The ravines of Chambal, known for being the hideout of dacoits, may finally get to witness some positive growth indicators. At least that's what chief minister Ashok Gehlot's budget allocation for the agricultural sector envisions. The budget has drawn up an ambitious plan of leveling the land along the …
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation’s composting plant in Okhla received Rs.25 lakh as carbon credits from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The plant, which has been set up under a Public Private Partnership model with Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Limited, has processed two lakh tonnes of …
Organic foods are not healthier or better for the environment – and they’re packed with pesticides, argued Rob Johnston in his article “The great organic myths” published in these columns on August 8. Here is the counter view Myths about industrial agriculture Dr Vandana Shiva Industrial agriculture is an inefficient …
