ORGANIC PRODUCT CATALOG

The foods for our future

is, in general, food that is produced without the use of artificial pesticides, herbicides, and genetically modified organisms (GMOs). In common usage, the word organic is a broad reference that can apply equally to store-bought food products, food originating in a home garden where no synthetic inputs are used, and even food gathered or hunted in the wild. However, the term organic is increasingly associated with certified organic foods, which are produced and labeled according to strictly regulated standards. In many countries, including the United States, Japan and in the European Union, certification is a matter of legislation, and commercial use of the word organic, outside of the certification framework, is illegal. The specifics of certification are the subject of wide debate and disagreement among organic producers and consumers; at present, there is no universally accepted definition of organic food. Article from Wikipedia, to read the whole article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_food

Safer

Organic proponents cite evidence showing that certain chemicals used in conventional farming, including pesticides and herbicides, mimic hormones - usually estrogen - when inside a person. They claim that this is significant even at the minute levels that the average person is exposed to. The US government states that these chemicals are safe when used correctly, but proponents claim such tests are only done on healthy adults - and that it is instead children and fetuses that are most at risk to even small amounts of these chemicals.

Article from Wikipedia, to read the whole article:

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_food#Legal_definition

Higher nutritional value

Some organic advocates claim that food produced under organic conditions is more nutritious. This is not the objective of organic agriculture, but may be a positive side effect. The main aim of organic agriculture is to produce food that does not degrade soil, the environment, or public health. The complex make-up of food, the effect of growing and processing methods, and the internal interactions between people and their nutrients are largely unknown. Measurements of some food components — protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins and minerals, and so on — only account for the most obvious factors that have been identified so far, however research is growing. Article from Wikipedia, to read the whole article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_food#Higher_nutritional_value

We at emercatino.net research our producers to insure they have the certifications necessary as established by the EU law.