WHAT DOES ORGANIC MEAN?
Bio is in fact a return to the original traditions of cultivating the land. The ground is let to offer by itself the best of the best. And the human interference is limited: the man takes good care so that everything remains pure.
Because bio is a rather new concept on the Romanian market, the question that seldom arises is whether organic is a viable option for every one of us. The answer is simple. we can see More and more around us the effects of pollution and of a lifestyle that lacks equilibrium and the constant carte for one’s health. Bio products represent a reduction of the negative effects of pollution, of the risk of developing skin infection, allergies and cancer.
Bio means great quality. Bio represents more than natural: bio represents certified products that contain minimum 97% ecological ingredients. Bio products that contain 100% ecological ingredients can be identified through the label Demeter.
Bio aliments contain up to 40% more antioxidants, a high level of essential minerals like iron and zinc and a higher quantity of nutrients than the aliments obtain via conventional agriculture. Ecological products have a high content of amino acids, vitamins and oligoelements. Most Demeter products are obtained from the biodynamic agriculture, sowing, watering and cropping of plants, vegetables and fruits coming about at precise astrological moment which, according to experts, offer a positive energy to the crops.
According to a study carried out at the order of the European Union, there are proofs that there are significant differences between the quality of the conventional products and that of the organic products. The study was performed in an afferent zone of the Newcastle University, Great Britain. The conclusion was that the cattle, which were fed with organic forage, provided milk that contained up to 90% more antioxidants than the milk obtained from the cattle fed with conventional forage. (For more info please access http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article2753446.ece).
Organic products always have labels that testify for their origin from organic agriculture. The specific regulations concerning the labeling are included in the Common Orders no. 417/13.09.2002 and no. 110/7.10/2002 of the Department of Agriculture, Alimentation and
One of the certified Romanian control establishments that verify the activity and quality of the organic products is Ecoinspect (www.ecoinspect.ro).
On the label of an organic product you can find info about the ingredients and quantities (data that can be ordinarily found regularly on any product) but also references to the method of organic production, the code and the name of the inspection and warranty organization that has controlled and released the organic product certificate for the product in question.
On the label of a bio product you will always find the „ae“ sign (a shortcut of the term ecological agriculture). This sign guarantees to you that the product comes from the ecological agriculture and it is certified by a control organization. In
The purpose of these institutions is to make sure that the organic products that end up in the houses of the consumers are indeed healthy, more pure, more suited to the human metabolism.
For more informations on the organic products, you can go to www.ecopeople.ro, www.mapam.ro, www.agricultura-ecologica.ro,www.bioterra.org.ro.
