sinkie land, of course. You don't know that this forum is largely about sinkieland, after hundreds of posts?
Singapore does not produce all of the food it consumes, it imports a lot, what guarantees the food coming in is "clean"? that's my point.
The cow massage was just an illustration of the bullshit marketing by farmers to mark up their organic and better quality beef. Do some research.
Like i said before i don't care about massaging cows & their marketing campaigns, what they feed the cows & how they rear them is more important. Do you actually know what Organic certification means? Massaging cows does not make it Organic! And on the topic of beef, does Singapore import beef from the UK which in the past is known to be infected with BSE? NO it does not. Singapore might not have a Organic meat association or guidelines for it but Gahmen already does it's bit by not importing beef from the UK just in case. My point is about controlling & policing food quality, the lack of it in some countries have resulted in the Organic & Freerange(animal welfare) movements being set up in those countries. Singapore does not produce a lot of it's own food & thus is not aware of unscrupulous practices in these countries, you're just the end of line consumer without seeing how badly food is being made in those countries.
Anyway from your long reply, I can see that you are deeply into all these health scares and virtues of eating organic. You should look at this whole issue objectively, and consider the real facts and statistics. Sinkies do have as long a lifespan as many other developed countries, and yet organic food does not have a significant following here.
I try & eat as best as i can, i cannot afford organic most of the time, i shop with what i can afford but having seen how badly food can be produced in other countries & the very fact that Singapore imports a lot of food, you have to ask & not just be totally blind. Singapore does not have a significant following of Organic becos it does not produce or farm much, therefore you don't see the negatives of modern farming or unscrupulous farmers at work. I spend a lot of my time travelling & working outside of Singapore, i'm just telling you what i know & see.
There was a recent scientific study in the US that found that organic food is no more nutritious or safer than non-organic ones (adequately washed, of course).
Organic producers in other countries like the US have guidelines to adhere to, the food that comes from them are certified, you know the food/produce is "clean" as opposed to not knowing what goes into the others who have minimal regulation. Organic producers make an extra effort to have good quality produce, other producers might not even though they are suppose to follow US FDA rules. Same thing applies in other Angmo countries like OZ & UK. That's why people pay pay extra $$ for organic knowing that the produce is as safe & quality as best as it can be.
Why you bring in the china fake milk into this discussion? There is a clear distinction between using approved fertilizers and pesticides, versus illegal/banned additives like those in China.
I brought it up becos of what i mentioned before, the lack of control & policing over food production, suka suka cut corner in milk powder production until people die, is that what we want? where we only find out about it when someone dies, is that the kind of quality control we want for the food we eat?
Having organic certification is like an extra check on the food quality becos unscrupulous producers will continue to break rules for the sake of profit. Anyway you seem determined in your beliefs & i'm just giving you my 2cts opinion, we all have a choice.
