Stop to pesticides in the pot
Sunday, October 4th, 2009ROME - In 100 thousand for the biological in 60 Italian centers: is the ‘Biodomenica 2009′, the event organized by Coldiretti, Legambiente and the Italian Association for Organic Farming (Aiab). Stop and then to pesticides in the pot, yes to the foods ‘clean’. And the market, in contrast with the trend of consumption, cres it recorded a +7.4% in the first half of 2009. In general, the Italian organic sector is three billion euros and can count on 1645 farms that sell directly, but there are 208 markets, 1114 stores and 110 specialized sites for ’shopping online, all on the rise according to data Bio Bank in 2008.
Were served in cafeterias bio more than a million meals a growth of 700 percent over the past ten years, and it allows you to eat out too well in 360 restaurants (+20 percent) and in 1178 farms with organic menu. The ‘Biodomenica’ emphasizes Coldiretti, has been a success in over 60 squares throughout Italy, where “thousands of organic producers have had 100 thousand consumers.”
“This festival - comments Andrea Ferrante, president of AIAB - demonstrates the maturity of organic Italian. And ‘the moment that the government introduces him to restaurants.
By Coldiretti president, Sergio Marini, came the request for a trademark for organic Italian to defend the Made in Italy likely to be doomed, says Marini, “for the rise of 200% in two years the organic imported” . Meanwhile Legambiente launches Sos pesticides in the pot for children. The association notes that a study by the University of Seattle has analyzed the residues of pesticides and their metabolites in children of preschool children and found “that children who consume organic fruits and vegetables have a concentration of radioactive six times lower peers who consume conventional produce. In particular, he adds Legambiente, research has shown that residues of pesticides, “absorbed with food, spreads throughout the body, thus being metabolized by the liver and possibly by impairing the central nervous system.”
Legambiente therefore calls for a review of current legislation, says Legambiente president Vittorio Cogliati Dezza, “still does not take into account the multiresiduo, ie the concentration on a single product of several pesticides simultaneously, and their potential effects. Moreover, the limits of chemical substances permitted are determined by taking into account the body of a grown man. And ‘inevitable therefore adjust these limits to’ body of women and children. “
