Essay - Organic Foods in the UK Literature Review in Recent Years...

Organic Foods in the UK

***** Review

In recent years there has been an increase in the amount of organic food products sold around the world. This trend is particularly true ***** the United Kingdom where sales of organic foods has risen drastically. The purpose ***** this literature review is to examine consumer interest in organic foods in the UK. Let us begin our discussion by examining the quality of organic food ***** in ***** UK.

Quality ***** organic ***** products

***** governing organic food products in the ***** Kingdom

According to an article published ***** ***** BBC organic products in the Untied ***** describes those things which have been produced through natural means (Organic Food in the UK...2001). The *****ficial definition of organic farming given by the Compendium of UK Organic Standards is "***** production systems designed to produce optimum quantities ***** food of high nutritional quality by using management practices which aim to avoid the use of agro-chemical inputs and which minimise damage to the environment ***** wildlife (Organic ***** and Farming, 2003)."

Essentially this ***** that organic food is *****d using fewer chemicals beca***** the majority of pesticides are prohibited and ***** that ***** allowed are strictly regulated for limited use (Organic Food in the UK...2001). In addition, animals are not routinely injected with hormones ***** antibiotics (Organic Food in ***** UK...2001). ***** ***** are also kept in free-range environments ***** there physical development ***** more natural (Organic ***** in the UK...2001).

***** article explains that various bodies govern the organic foods industry in the UK including the Soil Association (Organic Food in the UK...2001). The Soil Association has played a vital role in educating the public concerning the benefits ***** ***** foods (***** Food in ***** UK...2001). The association also aids farmers that produce organic products (Organic Food in the UK...2001). ********** "organic food production in ***** UK ***** strict rules on the treatment of farm animals and the environments in which they ***** *****. For this reason, some people buy organic meat on animal welfare grounds (Organic Food in the *****...*****)."

Are organic food products more nutritious than conventional *****?

There are conflict*****g opinions concerning the nutritional benefits of ***** food products when compared with ***** products. Most research asserts that beca***** organic food is less likely ***** contain pesticides or h*****mones it is safer and more nutritious than conventional food. Bank et al (2000) asserts that the nutrition ***** ***** foods is viewed as the primary re*****on for the increase in organic sales in the UK and elsewhere. However, many still question wh*****her or not the extra money spent by consumers on ***** foods buys ********** a product that is ***** nutritional.

These ********** are d*****pelled by most ***** one take a look ********** the research that has ***** d***** concern*****g the impact of pestici*****es on ***** human body. Acc*****ding to Goldstein & Goldstein (2002)

Several studies have found that the possible short- and long-term ***** health effects ***** agricultural chemicals are numerous *****