| Organic produce is one of the fastest
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| | Vegetables and fruits are the most
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| growing food retail sectors in the
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| | available type of organic, fresh food,
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| country.
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| | and are closely associated with organic
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| Health scares such as BSE and
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| | farming. They are often purchased
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| foot-and-mouth, plus fears of GM crops
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| | directly from growers, at farmers
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| food and synthetic dyes and ingredients
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| | markets, supermarkets or through
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| such as Sudan1 have led to considerable
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| | speciality food stores. Organic meat,
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| growth in the organic and the healthy
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| | eggs, dairy are also available.
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| food market as worried consumers seek out
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| | Processed food
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| more healthy and natural products.
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| | Processed food accounts for most of the
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| Recent research by market analysts
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| | items in a supermarket. Often, within the
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| nVision suggests four in ten adults now
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| | same store, both organic and conventional
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| choose organic options on a regular
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| | versions of products are available, and
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| basis. Organic supermarkets in England
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| | the price of the organic version is
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| are boming and Europes biggest organic
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| | usually higher as already mentioned. Most
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| event, the Biofach exhibition in Germany
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| | processed organic food comes from larger
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| in getting bigger every year.
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| | companies producing and marketing
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| Unfortunately, at the moment retailers
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| | products like organic baby food, organic
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| are charging artificially high prices. I
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| | beer, organic pasta or other convenience
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| was in Tesco last week which is a rare
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| | foods.
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| occurrence as I shop locally where
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| | How do I know its organic?
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| possible, and I nearly died when I saw
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| | The term organic is defined by law - all
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| the prices being charged for organic
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| | organic food production and processing is
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| yogurt and eggs compared to the
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| | governed by a strict set of rules. Look
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| non-organic brands. Its about time that
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| | for symbols such as the Soil Association
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| the government started to investigate
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| | symbol for your guarantee of the highest
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| these organic suppliers and supermarkets
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| | organic standards. The Soil Association
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| to see who is ripping us off! Encouraging
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| | organic symbol is the UK's largest and
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| competition is not always a good idea as
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| | most recognisable trademark for organic
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| this can drives down prices (good for the
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| | produce. Wherever you see it you can be
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| consumer) which can put organic suppliers
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| | sure that the food you have purchased has
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| out of business if they have small profit
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| | been produced and processed to strict and
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| margins. I understand that we have to pay
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| | rigorous animal welfare and environmental
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| more for organic produce because there
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| | standards. Other symbols to look out for
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| are more crop failures due to the fact
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| | include the Organic Food Federation and
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| that the farmers cannot use pesticides,
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| | Certified Organic Ingredients.
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| but what is an acceptable percentage and
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| | Most people dont have enough time to read
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| does this vary from product to product.
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| | the labels of all the different food
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| Should organic fish be 10 percent more
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| | products that they buy to check for
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| expensive than non organic fish and
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| | organic ingredients. So look for the
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| vegetables 20 per cent etc?
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| | various symbols, you can then be sure
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| Once only available in small health shops
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| | that the product complies with minimum
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| or farmers markets, organic foods are
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| | government standards.
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| becoming much more widely available. In
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| | The use of such symbols is entirely
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| the past 10 years sales of organic food
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| | optional and a product can still be
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| in the UK have increased over 10-fold
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| | organic even though if it doesnt carry
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| from £100m in 1993/94 to nearly £1.4bn
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| | the symbol of a certifying body. That
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| in 2004/05. This large growth is
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| | means if you want to be 100% satisfied
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| predicted to continue, and many companies
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| | that what you are eating or using is
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| are jumping into the market. Sales
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| | organic always read the label or speak to
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| through farmers markets and farm shops
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| | the vendor.
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| have grown faster than any other retail
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| | Where you will find the symbol? - Look
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| outlet. Organic food and drink now
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| | out for organic symbols on almost any
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| accounts for 1.2 per cent of the total
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| | kind of food and drink you can think of
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| retail market (Source Soil Association).
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| | from fresh produce like fruit, vegetables
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| There are two types of organic foods.
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| | and meat to processed foods such as bread
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| Fresh food
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| | or baby food. You can even buy organic
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| Fresh food is seasonal and perishable.
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| | pet food!
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