Organic Chinese Peanuts
A salmonella outbreak in the US has sparked a debate about the nature of organic Chinese peanuts. It seems that the salmonella has been traced back to products made from these peanuts.
Suggestions are being made that because Chinese peanuts are grown and fertilized with untreated excrement, that they are more likely to cause salmonella. But this seems to lack any scientific basis. I use horse manure on my garden without any ill effects.
Peanuts are also grown in our part of the world - in Australia. We understand that these are dowsed with pesticides at all stages of their growing and storage. But Australian non-organic peanuts are favoured here over organic Chinese.
This issue seems to highlight a problem set to dog us in the future - can we trust organic labeling? The alternative - products loaded with pesticide - are not especially tempting.
Personally, I prefer to throw in my lot with the organics. International bodies (the United Stated Dept of Agriculture and the like) are working hard internationally to make sure organic farmers obey the rules.
Posted by Robert Glensor on 9th November, 2009 | Comments | Trackbacks
Tags: peanuts, Chinese peanuts, organic peanuts
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