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Did you know it has been reported that...

Many fruit and vegetables contain a cocktail of pesticides.
 
60% of what we put on our skin is absorbed into our bodies.
 
Some chemicals can remain in our bodies for many years.
 
Up to 500 chemicals are routinely used in conventional farming.
 
It takes five years for a farm to convert to organic.
 
Chemicals such as Lindane and DDT although banned in the UK
are still used in other countries.
 
Lindane and DDT are linked with cancer
 
Traces of banned chemicals have been found in imported food.
 
Antiboitics used on animals can be absorbed when you eat the meat.
 
There has been a 50% rise in soya allergies since the imports of GM soya started.
The sources of these facts and indepth detail can be found on the following sites:
Soil Association
Pesticide Safety
Defra
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Organic coffee - just what are you drinking?
Organic labelling and organics standards - how can you tell if it really is organic?
Organic farms and organics farming - other benefits of organic farming.
Organic fruit and organic vegetables - pesticides how to avoid them.
Organic tea - which tea?
Green Labels - check out the Shoppers Guide to Green Labels.
 
 

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