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I must admit to being rather sceptical when it comes to 'organics'. I'm 100% behind the ethics and the morality of the idea but i just tend to think that in this world it's going to be hard to implement and regulate on a global scale.
If you are buying from a local farmers market where you can talk to the grower and be convinced that he is genuinely adhering to the rules,well and good.
If you are buying imported produce that has come half way round the world, from a country where the growers are struggling to survive, where these same growers are presented with the idea that if something is labelled 'organic' it will return a higher price than something that is not, then you are putting your faith in their concern as to whether they really care about your long term well being, or whether there main priority is in feeding their own children.
Unless you have rigorous testing at point of entry on all imports to ensure compliance, there will always be non-organics passing themselves off. Yes, you can withdraw import licenses for offenders, but what is to stop them trading tomorrow under a different name. As far as local policing in the home country goes, would you trust it. We know how good the United Nations is at policing the world when it comes to human life, so why should horticultural inspectors do any better. Sorry if this all sounds a bit negative and defeatist, but just trying to be realistic in a world where other countries don't necessarily think the way we do.
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