Outline
Introduction
Studies have been completed, showing that 10% of birth defects are caused by chemicals in industrial products.("Birth Defects and Environmental Causes." ) The chemicals in industrial products come from many things, however, food is one of the largest contributors to birth defects. Therefore, it is important that consumers understand how the industry's use of chemicals can affect one’s, health through their use of packing, synthetic chemicals, and the alternatives to chemically filled foods.
Packaging
People that work with plastic bottling plants and people who use plastics that are not BPA free have a chance to be harmed permanently. Being exposed to large amount of BPA can permanently harm you. For example, if a …show more content…
Organic producers do not just have government inspectors to look at their product, they also have third-party inspector that make sure that the food is produced and processed organically.(Natural vs, Organic) Organic food might be hard to produce, however it has great positives, like it being fresher than non-organic foods.In the U.S the average distance a meal travels before you eat is over 1,500 miles. This is the equivalent distance from Miami, Florida to New Hampshire, which is almost the entire East Coast. Organic meals travel less than 300 miles to before you eat it, which is one fifth of the distance Non-organic meals travel before you eat them.(Segal) Local food has other advantages such as its ripeness when one buys it. Local organic food has to be harvested when ripe because preservatives can't be added. Because they harvest the food when it is ripe, it is fresher and full of flavor. Local food is sometimes not certified as organic because the process of being inspected by the government and third-party inspectors cost a lot of money. To figure out if a local farmer's product is organic, ask them what methods they use to …show more content…
Works Cited
Accomazzo, David. “Reports Conflicted, Retailers Wary of BPA.” Natural Foods Merchandiser, vol. 28, no. 10, Oct. 2008, p. 24. EBSCOhost, www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?url=%22http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=oih&AN=34867331&site=ehost-live%22.
Barrett, JR 2014, ‘BPA and Reproductive Health’, Environmental Health Perspectives, vol. 122, no. 8, p. A223. Available from: 10.1289/ehp.122-A223. [30 April 2017].
Cassidy, Emily. “Monsanto’s GMO Herbicide Doubles Cancer Risk.” AgMag. N.p., 6 Oct. 2015. Web. 30 May 2017.
Corbett, Desi. “When You’re on a Good Thing.” Food Magazine, June 2009, p. 36. EBSCOhost, www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?url=%22http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=oih&AN=44303481&site=ehost-live%22.
Gold, Mark D. “Reported Aspartame Toxicity Effects.” U S Food and Drug Administration Home Page. FDA, 12 Jan. 2002. Web. 01 May 2017.
Loghin, Felicia. “Endocrine Disrupting Effects of Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA - E320).”Nation Center for Biotechnology Information. PMC, 4 Feb. 2013. Web. 1 May 2017.
“Natural vs. Organic.” Organic. It’s Worth It. Organic Trade Association, n.d. Web. 02 May
Introduction
Studies have been completed, showing that 10% of birth defects are caused by chemicals in industrial products.("Birth Defects and Environmental Causes." ) The chemicals in industrial products come from many things, however, food is one of the largest contributors to birth defects. Therefore, it is important that consumers understand how the industry's use of chemicals can affect one’s, health through their use of packing, synthetic chemicals, and the alternatives to chemically filled foods.
Packaging
People that work with plastic bottling plants and people who use plastics that are not BPA free have a chance to be harmed permanently. Being exposed to large amount of BPA can permanently harm you. For example, if a …show more content…
Organic producers do not just have government inspectors to look at their product, they also have third-party inspector that make sure that the food is produced and processed organically.(Natural vs, Organic) Organic food might be hard to produce, however it has great positives, like it being fresher than non-organic foods.In the U.S the average distance a meal travels before you eat is over 1,500 miles. This is the equivalent distance from Miami, Florida to New Hampshire, which is almost the entire East Coast. Organic meals travel less than 300 miles to before you eat it, which is one fifth of the distance Non-organic meals travel before you eat them.(Segal) Local food has other advantages such as its ripeness when one buys it. Local organic food has to be harvested when ripe because preservatives can't be added. Because they harvest the food when it is ripe, it is fresher and full of flavor. Local food is sometimes not certified as organic because the process of being inspected by the government and third-party inspectors cost a lot of money. To figure out if a local farmer's product is organic, ask them what methods they use to …show more content…
Works Cited
Accomazzo, David. “Reports Conflicted, Retailers Wary of BPA.” Natural Foods Merchandiser, vol. 28, no. 10, Oct. 2008, p. 24. EBSCOhost, www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?url=%22http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=oih&AN=34867331&site=ehost-live%22.
Barrett, JR 2014, ‘BPA and Reproductive Health’, Environmental Health Perspectives, vol. 122, no. 8, p. A223. Available from: 10.1289/ehp.122-A223. [30 April 2017].
Cassidy, Emily. “Monsanto’s GMO Herbicide Doubles Cancer Risk.” AgMag. N.p., 6 Oct. 2015. Web. 30 May 2017.
Corbett, Desi. “When You’re on a Good Thing.” Food Magazine, June 2009, p. 36. EBSCOhost, www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?url=%22http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=oih&AN=44303481&site=ehost-live%22.
Gold, Mark D. “Reported Aspartame Toxicity Effects.” U S Food and Drug Administration Home Page. FDA, 12 Jan. 2002. Web. 01 May 2017.
Loghin, Felicia. “Endocrine Disrupting Effects of Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA - E320).”Nation Center for Biotechnology Information. PMC, 4 Feb. 2013. Web. 1 May 2017.
“Natural vs. Organic.” Organic. It’s Worth It. Organic Trade Association, n.d. Web. 02 May