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[R. S. Refugee]

I do see the Korean organic label on some chicken, but I'm wondering if anyone knows if there are any other organically grown meats in Korea.

Also, does anyone know if there is any grass-fed beef available. All the ones at Costco are grain fed. And is there any grass-fed sheep and goat meat available? I think that most sheep and goats are grass fed, but my online research indicates that that isn't always the case, so it would be good to know.

[eamo]

I would be entirely skeptical of any label claiming the product to be organic. It's usually just used as a marketing word like 'premium' or 'Grade 1.

Also, recent research shows that most organic foods aren't any more healthy for you than non-organic.

Unless the country you live in has a strict code of practice, with inspections and certification for farmers to earn the right to call their stuff organic, then the word means nothing.

[R. S. Refugee]

[eamo]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2009/07/30/organic-food.html?ref=rss

The massive study � covering 50 years worth of data from 162 separate surveys � was funded by the British Food Standards Agency. Carried out by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and led by Alan Dangour. It found that organic food has the same nutritional content as conventionally developed foodstuffs.

I read this report from the BFSA.

[R. S. Refugee]

[R. S. Refugee]

For some reason, the British Food Standards Agency (BFSA) set the period of time for studies that could be included in this meta-analysis so that the researchers were prohibited from including a recently concluded, 4-year EU investigation that found organic food to be healthier and safer.

As Dr. Alan Dangour was quoted as saying in The Independent, he would have liked to have included new EU-funded research into organic nutrition by Newcastle University published in April last year � after the February cut-off date for his research period set by the FSA.

So, why did the BFSA set a date range that excluded this recent EU research on the topic they wanted so much to find out about anyway? Just curious.

The report's key findings:

* Organic milk contains higher amounts of vitamin E, according to the EU study. The antioxidant contributes to a healthy circulatory system

* Potatoes, kiwi fruit and carrots were among the organic produce found to be higher in vitamin C than their chemically-farmed counterparts. The vitamin has been credited with boosting the immune system and helping to keep cancer and heart disease at bay

* Higher levels of minerals and antioxidants were found in organically- farmed lettuce, spinach and cabbage

Organic food is healthier and safer, four-year EU investigation shows
By Emily Dugan
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/organic-food-is-healthier-and-safer-fouryear-eu-investigation-shows-395483.html

A short and interesting article to read, I think.

From the EU study:

"Up to 40 per cent more antioxidants, which scientists believe can cut the risk of heart disease and cancer, could be found in organic fruit and vegetables than in those conventionally farmed."

"Cattle were also farmed on the 725-acre plot, where it has been discovered that organic milk contains 60 per cent more antioxidants and desirable fatty acids than ordinary milk."

[eamo]

Actually, I have little or no knowledge or interest in the subject.

I just remember reading the article on the BBC website.......and I'm just a natural skeptic about things like accurate food labels.

[R. S. Refugee]