Conventional meat

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Issues in Science Technology IDS 3303
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Organic Food Is Better for Your Health

• By Amy Jackson
• Sabrina Katz
• Andressa Hara-Drohan

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Organic Dairy

• Definition Produced or involving production
  without the use of chemical fertilizers,
  pesticides, or other artificial agents.
• Organic RequirementsThe cows that are producing
  the milk cannot be exposed to prohibited
  material, including most chemical fertilizers,
  herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, synthetic
  silage inoculants, etc. All of the feed provided
  to the cows must have a current certified organic
  status. No prohibited health materials or feed
  supplements are to be fed or used in the 12
  months previous to selling organic milk (no
  antibiotics, non-approved parasiticides, no
  minerals or vitamins with prohibited additives
  such as mineral oil or artificial
  flavorings).(MOSES, 2009)

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Non-Organic Dairy

• 400 Harsh Chemicals
• Organophosphates
• Early 19th Century
• Used By Germans in 1930s WWII Neurotoxins
• Kills by attacking nervous system and brains
• Well Known Organophosphates
• Diazinon, Disulfoton, Azinphos-Methyl and
  Fonofos.

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Cont

• Women With Breast Cancer 5-9 Times More Likely to
  Have Pesticide In Blood Stream
• Sprecher Institute For Comparative Cancer Study
• 1993-1997
• 309 out of 30,452
• Pesticides That Put Them at Risk
• Phenoxy Herbicide, Organochlorine Insecticide and
  Herbicide and Organophosphate Insecticides
• Organophosphates account for 38 of all
  pesticides used

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Dairy Alternatives

• Lactose-Free
• Goat Milk and other Ruminant Milk
• Soy Milk
• Nut Milk
• Rice Milk
• Hemp Milk
• Oat Milk

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Cow Milk Production
Organic Conventional
35 Gallons Per Week 6-7 Gallons Per Day Synthetic Version of Bovine Somatotropin also known as rbST or BGH.
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Current Study

• 1 Million Grant
• Oregon, Cornell, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Requirements to Participate
• Minimum of 30 Cows
• Maximum of 500 Cows

Oregon State Cornell-New York Wisconsin- Madison
25 Organic 25 Conventional 75 Organic 25 Conventional 100 Organic 50 Conventional
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Organic Farming and Produce
Organic

• From 2001 to 2008, the French Agency for Food
  Safety set up an expert working group to perform
  an exhaustive and critical evaluation of the
  nutritional and sanitary quality of organic food.
  The AFSSA says they aimed for the highest quality
  scientific standards during the evaluation.

Conventional
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Study Found That

• Organic plant products contain more dry matter
  (more nutrient dense)
• Have higher levels of minerals
• Contain more anti-oxidants such as phenols and
  salicylic acid (known to protect against cancers
  heart disease and many other health problems)
• Organic vegetables contain far less nitrates,
  about 50 less than conventional vegetables (high
  nitrate levels are also linked to diabetes and
  Alzheimers)
• Organic cereals contain similar levels of
  mycotoxins as conventional ones.

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Testing

• When the USDA tested 518 samples of fresh
  strawberries in 2000, it found pesticides on 91
  percent. Two-thirds had two or more separate
  residues and a third had from three to seven. In
  all, it detected twenty-five different chemicals.
  The 1.1 billion California strawberry industry
  isnt an anomaly in pesticide us, ranking fifth
  in total pounds used in the state (wine grapes
  rank number one).

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Environmental Working Group

• Developed the Guide based on data from nearly
  87,000 tests for pesticide residues in produce
  conducted between 2000 and 2007 and collected by
  the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S.
  Food and Drug Administration.

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Dirty Dozen
http//abcnews.go.com/video/playerindex?id8317652
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Findings

• EWG research has found that people who eat the 12
  most contaminated fruits and vegetables consume
  an average of 10 pesticides a day. Those who eat
  the 15 least contaminated conventionally-grown
  fruits and vegetables ingest fewer than 2
  pesticides daily.

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Positives and Negatives

• Growing organically supports a biologically
  diverse, healthy environment.
• Organic farming practices help protect our water
  resources.
• Organic agricultures increase the lands
  productivity.
• Organic production limits toxic and long-lasting
  chemicals in our environment.
• Buying organic supports small, independent family
  farms and businesses.
• Organic farmers are less reliant on non-renewable
  fossil fuels.
• Organic products meet stringent USDA standards.
• Buying organic is a direct investment in the
  long-term future of our planet.
• Organic farmers preserve diversity of plant
  species.
• In my opinion organic food tastes better.
• One major complaint about organic farming is that
  it does not yield as high of a production as
  corporate farming. Meaning that you could dont
  feed the whole world on organic farming alone.
• On the other hand, if you were concerned about
  local employment this would not be a negative.

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What should you look for and what does it mean?

• All products labeled as organic must be
  certified by a USDA-accredited certifying agency.
  
• 100 organic products must contain only
  organically produced material, excluding water
  and salt, and name of the certifying agent on the
  package. Use of the USDA organic seal is
  optional.
• Organic products must be at least 95
  organically produced ingredients remainder must
  consist of substances approved on the USDAs
  National List of non-organically produced
  agricultural products that are not commercially
  available in organic form. The label may also
  state the percentage of organic ingredients, and
  the name of the certifying agent must appear.
• The next type is made with organic
  ingredients. These products must contain at
  least 70 organic ingredients remainder can
  consist of conventionally grown agricultural
  ingredients or approved non agricultures
  substances form the USDAs National List. Product
  may display Made with Organic Use of the USDA
  organic seal is prohibited.

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What is organic meat

• In short, it's beef, pork or poultry that has
  been raised and processed according to strict
  USDA Organic guidelines.  All certified organic
  meat is independently inspected and traced at
  every phase of production-from the farm to
  supermarket-to ensure compliance with the USDA
  National Organic Standards. 

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Why is organic meat better

• 100 Certified Organic Feed Organic livestock
  are fed only 100 certified organic feed or grass
  grown without toxic and persistent pesticides or
  fertilizers that are harmful to our environment.

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• No Animal Byproducts  USDA Organic regulations
  forbid animal byproducts of any form in livestock
  feed, a practice suspected to be linked to Mad
  Cow Disease in beef.

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• Humane Treatment  Organic rules promote the
  humane treatment of livestock and are based on
  the natural behaviors of the animals. 

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• No Antibiotics  The use of antibiotics in feed
  is strictly forbidden.  This practice is common
  in conventional agriculture where it's used to
  accelerate livestock growth and prevent the
  diseases common in confined living quarters. 

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• Studies have shown that the overuse of
  antibiotics in livestock has resulted in an
  increase of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a
  serious threat to human health. (The Organic
  Report)

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• Preventative Health Practices  Organic
  livestock are raised using natural health
  practices designed to prevent disease.  
• Natural Processing Methods  Organic processing
  rules forbid the use of synthetic chemicals,
  artificial preservatives or harmful additives
  such as sodium nitrite.

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Future-cast

• In the scientific American magazine they
  published an article on The Rise of Vertical
  Farms. The idea behind this story is that if we
  start growing crops in city skyscrapers we would
  use less water and fossil fuels than outdoor
  farming. We would eliminate agricultural run off,
  and provide fresh food. I believe that they
  might be on to something in this article.

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Overall Stance

• Overall, we believe that organic food is better
  based on our research.
• It is very scary to think of all of the things we
  have put in our bodies and we continue to put in
  our childrens bodies.
• We are not scientist but the issue is common
  sense.
• If we grow, eat, and sell organic, the rewards
  are overwhelming.
• In the future organic farmers could eventually
  yield a higher sale over conventional, which will
  support more local business, thus building a
  better community.