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 Tootoo Farm, 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 eat more organic food.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/11281/
Profit-driven motives lead to frequent food safety problems文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/11281/
“Food is the first necessity of the people” has been a motto of the Chinese people for thousands of years. Food safety problems that break this "heavenly rule" are almost all driven by profit.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/11281/
In pursuit of greater economic benefits, various technical means that violate natural laws and force animals and plants to mature quickly 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, in their eager pursuit of quick success and instant benefits, have broken through the bottom line of morality, and even exposed shocking food safety problems such as melamine and Sudan Red, leaving the public lacking a necessary sense of security.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/11281/
Accidents caused by food safety problems emerge one after another. A hospital in Guangzhou once rescued a premature infant weighing only 650 grams at 25 weeks of gestation, who was unexpectedly resistant to 7 kinds of antibiotics! Doctors believe that when pregnant women eat 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 by the mouth” — what exactly should people eat to feel more reassured?文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/11281/
Organic food, a harmless food, is suitable for greater consumption文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/11281/
“To avoid eating harmful food, organic food is the best choice,” believe organic experts at Tootoo Farm. Organic food does not use any chemical fertilizers during cultivation and is grown purely naturally. Its high level of safety without pollution may become a good remedy for changing the current frequent occurrence of food safety problems.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/11281/
“Organic food is selected from excellent seeds, only organic fertilizer is applied during cultivation, pesticides are never used, and animals are raised naturally in free range; 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 more attention to their own health, and gradually raising their requirements for quality of life. Therefore, organic food, with the two major advantages of safety and health, has begun to gain popularity in the market.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/11281/
A reporter learned from an interview with Tootoo Farm, 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 nine thousand, 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 own 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 Tootoo Farm online supermarket is a healthy lifestyle.”文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/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/en/11281/