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... another three manufacturers producing product lines free of the colours have been added to the list: mrc, pertwood organic cereals co

... a recent report by the french agency for food safety (afssa) has suggested that organic foods are more nutritious just a month after a uk report argued there was currently little evidence to indicate that organic food had additional health benefits compared to conventionally produced food ... shane heaton, nutritionist for the biological farmers of australia, said the french research was a thorough and critical evaluation of the nutritional quality of organic food, and has found organic foods have higher levels of minerals and antioxidants as well as a number of other benefits ... “contrary to another recently released review commissioned by the uk food standards agency and widely reported in the media as showing organic food has no significant benefits over non-organic food ... organic wins out over ordinary food in every respect ... ” in 2001, the french agency for food safety (afssa) set up an expert working group to perform an evaluation of the nutritional and sanitary quality of organic food ... “the french agency for food safety (afssa) has published an up-to-date exhaustive and critical evaluation of the nutritional quality of organic food and has found organic foods have higher levels of minerals and antioxidants,” andre leu, chairman of the organic federation of australia, stated ... organic plant products contain more dry matter (more nutrient dense) 2 ... organic plant products have higher levels of minerals 3 ... organic plant products contain more anti-oxidants such as phenols and salicylic acid (known to protect against cancers, heart disease and many other health problems) 4 ... 94-100% of organic foods do not contain any pesticide residues 6 ... organic vegetables contain far less nitrates, about 50% less 7 ... organic cereals contain similar levels of mycotoxins as conventional ones 8 ... organic chicken fillets contain 2-3 times less fat and are significantly higher in n-3 fatty acid content (with reported anti-cancer effects and other health benefits)

... the notion of going green, buying organic, and sourcing free trade products is gathering momentum in australia and around the world, but research released in australia suggests the added expense remains a significant deterrent ... demand for both fairtrade and organic products have both soared in australia over the last couple of years, albeit off low bases, with fairtrade sales seen up as much as 80 per cent last year alone ... price discrepancy robert bryant, ibisworld general manager in australia, reported the organic food basket cost $213, compared to $125 for the conventional food basket - a premium of 70% ... he noted that previous studies (2003) of retail price premiums for organic food had suggested a figure of 80%, indicating that the premium paid for organic products may be falling over time ... organic meat was twice the price of its conventional cousins, with organic chicken breasts two-and-a-half times the price and organic beef sausages nearly three times as expensive as conventional snags ... organic dairy products offered the best value for money, with a premium of 33% over conventional products, while organic cereals and legumes were typically 75% more costly, the research found ... the organic goods with the lowest premium mr bryant said that individual organic products attracting smaller price premiums included bananas (33%) and truss tomatoes (43%) ... and the humble cabbage was similarly priced to a conventional cabbage, while a kilogram of organic pumpkin was actually cheaper than its conventional counterpart ... processed organic goods representing reasonable value for money compared to the average premium were cheese (39%), low-fat milk (18%), cereal biscuits (36%) and corn chips (40%) ... “this largely reflects the low supply of organic grains, which are used to feed organic livestock, and problems in accessing processors,” mr bryant said ... organic potential according to ibisworld, the organic farming industry has posted growth of 13