Organic should mean organic right? Well theoretically yet, but there seems to be major discrepancies on the labels of supposed organic meat.
The whole point of organic produce is that you are eating natural food as nature intended; no additives or pesticides and farmed by trainer farmers who know their stuff. You should be able to buy this and feed it to your loved ones with a completely clear conscience.
So if they can do such a good job with the fruit and vegetables, how come that the meat side of it is, shall we say, a grey area?
I would certainly have to think twice about paying extra for organic fish. Even though the USDA reckons that all wild fish is organic, what if that fish has chemicals such as mercury in its flesh?
Surely, if an animal is farmed to produce organic meat, there should be some kind of guidelines regarding the conditions the animals live in and their general welfare.
Where anything organic is concerned, there should be stringent regulations throughout the whole process. We know how much the food is regulated, and it’s good to know that we aren’t consuming any chemicals or antibiotics etc but the living standards should also be regulated.
So what can we, as the consumers, do about it? Well overall, organic is a better choice than non organic. There are better options however. You can look for meat that has labels on saying it has been approved by the RSPCA and other such bodies which have thoroughly checked out the welfare of the animals prior to slaughter.
The authorities have been tip-toeing around these issues long enough, we as consumers have the right to get them addressed immediately. The areas such as the fish, living conditions and welfare need strict guideline putting in place. Secondly, we also have a right to know that organic means organic, and not some authoritative representation of it.
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