Food safety issues are increasingly arousing public concern. According to a recent survey by Tsinghua University, in 2010, food safety surpassed social security and medical safety to become the safety issue of greatest public concern for the year. In other words, the public has become increasingly uneasy about food safety. Wu Bolin, CEO of Tuotuo Gongshe, an online organic food supermarket, suggests that since organic food is harmless to the human body, families or individuals with the means should be advised to consume more organic food.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11281/
Profit-driven motives lead to frequent food safety incidents.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11281/
“Food is the first necessity of the people” has been a motto of the Chinese people for thousands of years. Food safety issues that break this "heavenly rule" are almost all bound by profit.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11281/
In pursuit of greater economic benefits, various technical means that violate natural laws and force animals and plants to mature rapidly are frequently used, such as the extensive spraying of agricultural chemicals, the abuse of antibiotic drugs, and even the addition of hormones to feed, all of which cause excessive residues of chemical substances and drugs in animals and plants. Unscrupulous traders, driven by the reckless pursuit of quick profits and having breached the moral bottom line, have even exposed shocking food safety incidents such as melamine and Sudan Red, leaving the public lacking a necessary sense of security.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11281/
Accidents caused by food safety issues keep emerging. A hospital in Guangzhou once rescued a premature infant weighing only 650 grams at 25 weeks of gestation, who was found to be resistant to as many as 7 types of antibiotics! Doctors believe that when pregnant women consume large amounts of meat, eggs, and poultry with antibiotic residues, they are very likely to ingest these antibiotics. Antibiotic residues in animal products have become one of the important causes of the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria. A survey by the Rural Development Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences found that among the surveyed farmers, 50% added antibiotics and other drugs to feed to varying degrees. “Illness enters through the mouth” — what exactly should people eat to feel more reassured?文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11281/
Organic food, harmless food should be consumed more.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11281/
“To avoid consuming harmful food, organic food is the best choice,” believe organic experts at Tuotuo Gongshe. Organic food is grown without applying any chemical fertilizers and is purely naturally cultivated. Its high level of safety and lack of pollution may serve as a good remedy for the current frequent food safety problems.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11281/
“Organic food uses selected superior seeds, applies only organic fertilizer during cultivation, never uses pesticides, and animals are raised naturally in free-range conditions; therefore, the food produced is harmless, non-toxic, and completely natural.” Experts believe that with social development, the public lifestyle has also entered a transitional period, beginning to shift from emphasizing quantity to emphasizing quality, paying increasing attention to their own health, and gradually raising their requirements for quality of life. Therefore, organic food, with its two major advantages of safety and health, has begun to gain popularity in the market.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11281/
A reporter learned from an interview with Tuotuo Gongshe, the country's first online fresh food supermarket, that according to backend sales data, organic food sales showed a steady upward trend throughout the year, with loyal member customers exceeding 9,000, and near the end of the year, there was even explosive growth. “Most are high-income groups, the elderly, pregnant women, and people who value their quality of life; these people pay more attention to their own health.” “People who truly care about health will pay attention to organic food. Shopping at the Tuotuo Gongshe online supermarket is a healthy lifestyle.”文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11281/
Experts suggest that if conditions permit, consumers had best choose to eat organic food. Whether in terms of safety or health, it is clearly better than other ordinary foods. Every family should be good at choosing a healthy lifestyle that suits itself.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/am/11281/