Organic Foods & Antibiotics
Dirty little secret….are your Organic Apples and Pears sprayed with antibiotics? Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook
Are you paying close to $4.00 a pound for Organic apples or pears? Think your fruit is truly organic? THINK AGAIN. There’s a dirty little secret going on in organic fruit orchards around the United States .
When you bite into that juicy apple or pear that has the label "Organic" do you feel better about your decision to buy organic? That apple or pear you just paid triple the price for may have been sprayed with antibiotics. Late August of this year, The USDA has approved “new options for organic producers and processors” that will go in effect until October 21, 2014. The USDA released quietly this ruling:
The National Organic Program published a final rule today that addresses the use of three substances in organic agriculture with specific limitations that would support production and processing of organic products.
Effective August 3, the allowance for the use of tetracycline in organic apple and pear production will be extended until Oct. 21, 2014, providing two years for the development of alternatives for fire blight control. Additionally, producers will have the option of using formic acid as a means of controlling varroa and tracheal mites in organic honey bee operations, while processors will have the option of using attapulgite, a nonsynthetic processing aid, for purification of plant and animal oils.
Click here to read the full ruling: USDA quietly released
You may want to stop buying Organic Pears & Apples at least until October of next year.
What is Tetracycline? Tetracycline has been allowed in organic crop production since 2002 solely to control a bacterial disease called "fire blight". Fire blight is a serious disease that can wipe out entire orchards in one season. However, according to the Organic Consumers Association, the practice of spraying fruit with antibiotics is a real concern. ”Use of antibiotics on fruit trees may not play as important a role in antibiotic resistance as the rampant use of non-therapeutic antibiotics in livestock, but it does have an impact on the pool of antibiotic-resistant bacteria – something organic agriculture should not be a part of…Every time you eat an organic apple or pear, you risk exposing your gut flora to measureable levels of streptomycin and tetracycline. This increases your chances of developing resistance to these important antibiotics, both of which are essential to treating human disease.” (CLICK HERE Organic Consumers Association to tell the NOSB to stop spraying their fruit with the antibiotic, tetracycline, after October 21, 2014).
According to Wikipedia, “ Tetracycline is a broad-spectrum polyketide antibiotic produced by the Streptomyces genus of Actinobacteria, indicated for use against many bacterial infections.” Some of the problematic side effects of tetracycline:
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite, mouth sores, black hairy tongue, sore throat, dizziness, headache, or rectal discomfort may occur. If any of these effects persist or worsen, notify your doctor or pharmacist promptly.
Is it time to grow your own fruits and vegetables? It may be. At least that way, you know what goes into your crops, and can attest if it's "organic".
According to Wikipedia, “ Tetracycline is a broad-spectrum polyketide antibiotic produced by the Streptomyces genus of Actinobacteria, indicated for use against many bacterial infections.”
According to WebMD, some of the problematic side effects of tetracycline:
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite, mouth sores, black hairy tongue, sore throat, dizziness, headache, or rectal discomfort may occur. If any of these effects persist or worsen, notify your doctor or pharmacist promptly.
Is it time to grow your own fruits and vegetables? It may be. At least that way, you know what goes into your crops, and can attest if it's "organic".
Please take a minute to tell the NOSB that you oppose extending the deadline for allowing streptomycin in the production of organic apples and pears by clicking to sign here Organic Consumers Association. AND be sure to add a personal comment to increase the impact of the petition.
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Dirty little secret….are your Organic Apples and Pears sprayed with antibiotics? Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook
Are you paying close to $4.00 a pound for Organic apples or pears? Think your fruit is truly organic? THINK AGAIN. There’s a dirty little secret going on in organic fruit orchards around the United States .
When you bite into that juicy apple or pear that has the label "Organic" do you feel better about your decision to buy organic? That apple or pear you just paid triple the price for may have been sprayed with antibiotics. Late August of this year, The USDA has approved “new options for organic producers and processors” that will go in effect until October 21, 2014. The USDA released quietly this ruling:
The National Organic Program published a final rule today that addresses the use of three substances in organic agriculture with specific limitations that would support production and processing of organic products.
Effective August 3, the allowance for the use of tetracycline in organic apple and pear production will be extended until Oct. 21, 2014, providing two years for the development of alternatives for fire blight control. Additionally, producers will have the option of using formic acid as a means of controlling varroa and tracheal mites in organic honey bee operations, while processors will have the option of using attapulgite, a nonsynthetic processing aid, for purification of plant and animal oils.
Click here to read the full ruling: USDA quietly released
You may want to stop buying Organic Pears & Apples at least until October of next year.
What is Tetracycline? Tetracycline has been allowed in organic crop production since 2002 solely to control a bacterial disease called "fire blight". Fire blight is a serious disease that can wipe out entire orchards in one season. However, according to the Organic Consumers Association, the practice of spraying fruit with antibiotics is a real concern. ”Use of antibiotics on fruit trees may not play as important a role in antibiotic resistance as the rampant use of non-therapeutic antibiotics in livestock, but it does have an impact on the pool of antibiotic-resistant bacteria – something organic agriculture should not be a part of…Every time you eat an organic apple or pear, you risk exposing your gut flora to measureable levels of streptomycin and tetracycline. This increases your chances of developing resistance to these important antibiotics, both of which are essential to treating human disease.” (CLICK HERE Organic Consumers Association to tell the NOSB to stop spraying their fruit with the antibiotic, tetracycline, after October 21, 2014).
According to Wikipedia, “ Tetracycline is a broad-spectrum polyketide antibiotic produced by the Streptomyces genus of Actinobacteria, indicated for use against many bacterial infections.” Some of the problematic side effects of tetracycline:
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite, mouth sores, black hairy tongue, sore throat, dizziness, headache, or rectal discomfort may occur. If any of these effects persist or worsen, notify your doctor or pharmacist promptly.
Is it time to grow your own fruits and vegetables? It may be. At least that way, you know what goes into your crops, and can attest if it's "organic".
According to Wikipedia, “ Tetracycline is a broad-spectrum polyketide antibiotic produced by the Streptomyces genus of Actinobacteria, indicated for use against many bacterial infections.”
According to WebMD, some of the problematic side effects of tetracycline:
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite, mouth sores, black hairy tongue, sore throat, dizziness, headache, or rectal discomfort may occur. If any of these effects persist or worsen, notify your doctor or pharmacist promptly.
Is it time to grow your own fruits and vegetables? It may be. At least that way, you know what goes into your crops, and can attest if it's "organic".
Please take a minute to tell the NOSB that you oppose extending the deadline for allowing streptomycin in the production of organic apples and pears by clicking to sign here Organic Consumers Association. AND be sure to add a personal comment to increase the impact of the petition.
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