The belief that organic foods are safer and more nutritious sends the consumers in droves to the section in super markets offering such foods. The higher price tag that is a feature of organic food market, does not seem to be bothering the consumers as reflected by the significant growth of this sector during the last one decade. While there is a controversy regarding the claim of improved nutrition content in organic versions of many foods, consumers still believe that at least they are safer because of the cleaner production technologies used by the organic food industry. This conviction is under a cloud after an impartial report which emerged recently accusing the industry of fraud.
"In a statement released yesterday by the Cornucopia Institute, one of the agricultural industry's most aggressive independent watchdogs, it was revealed that Promiseland, a multimillion dollar operation with facilities in Missouri and Nebraska, including over 13,000 acres of crop land, and managing 22,000 head of beef and dairy cattle, has been accused of multiple improprieties in formal legal complaints, including not feeding organic grain to cattle, selling fraudulent organic feed and "laundering" conventional cattle as organic".
If the producers who indulge in such practices could get away easily for the last so many years, some thing seriously must be wrong with the surveillance system which is supposed to take care of such malpractices. Consumers can still take some solace believing that the above violations are exceptions than the rules as far this industry is concerned. The private certifying agencies who have been entrusted with the vital task of ensuring compliance have a lot to answer for such perfidies committed by some of the producers. This raises a larger question of controlling the "quality" of personnel "trained" to assess the credentials and performance of the organic foods industry and how this can be achieved on a continuing basis.
V.H.POTTY
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"In a statement released yesterday by the Cornucopia Institute, one of the agricultural industry's most aggressive independent watchdogs, it was revealed that Promiseland, a multimillion dollar operation with facilities in Missouri and Nebraska, including over 13,000 acres of crop land, and managing 22,000 head of beef and dairy cattle, has been accused of multiple improprieties in formal legal complaints, including not feeding organic grain to cattle, selling fraudulent organic feed and "laundering" conventional cattle as organic".
If the producers who indulge in such practices could get away easily for the last so many years, some thing seriously must be wrong with the surveillance system which is supposed to take care of such malpractices. Consumers can still take some solace believing that the above violations are exceptions than the rules as far this industry is concerned. The private certifying agencies who have been entrusted with the vital task of ensuring compliance have a lot to answer for such perfidies committed by some of the producers. This raises a larger question of controlling the "quality" of personnel "trained" to assess the credentials and performance of the organic foods industry and how this can be achieved on a continuing basis.
http://vhpotty.blogspot.com/
http://foodtechupdates.blogspot.com
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