2751: French study on Quality and Safety of Organic Food (AFSSA 2003 Evaluation nutritionnelle et sanitaire des aliments issus de l’agriculture biologique)
(2004) French study on Quality and Safety of Organic Food (AFSSA 2003 Evaluation nutritionnelle et sanitaire des aliments issus de l’agriculture biologique). [oral] Presentation at Biofach, D-Nürnberg, 20.02.2004.
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Summary
The presentations summarises the results of a study on organic farming and food quality published 2003 in France.
Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments (AFSSA) (2003): Evaluation nutritionnelle et sanitaire des aliments issus de l’agriculture biologique. AFSSA, F-94701 Maisons-Alfort, France
These Conclusions of the study are:
· Confirmation of most of the findings in other similar studies
· Interesting findings with regard to health promoting compounds
· More studies are needed (consumption studies)
· Several negative prejudgements about safety of organic food have not been confirmed
· Regarding food safety issues: in some areas more monitoring might be needed
· The system approach of Organic Farming is recognized as a potential model for more sustainable food safety strategies
| Document Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | Sozioökonomie, Lebensmittelqualität, Qualität Bioprodukte, FQH |
| Subject Areas: | Food systems > Food security, food quality and human health Food systems > Markets and trade Food systems > Policy environments and social economy |
| Research affiliation: | International Organizations > Organic FQH Switzerland > FiBL > Food Quality Switzerland > FiBL > Socio-Economics |
| Orgprints ID Number: | 2751 |
| Contact: | Schmid, Otto |
| Deposited On: | 02 June 2004 |
| EPrint Type: | Oral presentation |
| Peer Review Status: | Not peer-reviewed |
| Related Links: | http://www.afssa.fr/ftp/afssa/basedoc/rapportagribio290703.pdf, http://www.organicfqh.org, http://www.fibl.org |
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