Latest comments posted about Removing chemicals from our food on ChinaDialogue en-gb http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/3216-Removing-chemicals-from-our-food http://staging.chinadialogue.net/images/cdlogo.gif http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/3216-Removing-chemicals-from-our-food In China,most food ingredients, including meat, poultry, egg, fruit and vegetables, are all suplied by the highly scattered peasants. The ingredients are then carried to the farmers' Markets where transactions would be done between a lot of vendors and customers. The scattered production model and numerous retail channels mean supervising food quality is problematic. “Super-agricultural docking” implemented by some large-scale supermarkets like WAL-MART can greatly relieve the problem mentioned above. The agricultural production methods of organic and green will be possible by setting up bases for producing or processing agricultural products.In the long term, the modern circulation system of agricultural products could be both environmental and healthy,and also can reduce the circulation cost of agricultural products.Concequently, implement the programme will benefit more enterprises. (translated by Lei Wang.) Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:50:42 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/3216#comment-9255 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/3216#comment-9255 I agree with NO.5. The more pesticide sprayed, the stronger pests' drug resistance gets. So what next? Well, we could start making even more toxic pesticides. But remember, they're resilient little buggers. Next to them, we can only hang our head in shame over our own capacity to adapt. The fact that we use too much pesticide is a bitter pill that we're going to have to swallow in the end. Translated by Tian Liang Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:52:25 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/3216#comment-9234 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/3216#comment-9234 I used to just wash things like apples, peaches and pears before eating them. Now， however, I've made up my mind to peel them as well. Even if the skins might be full of vitamins, I don't want to die a slow death from poisoning. When you're cooking at home, don't forget those aubergines and squashes need peeling too. Translated by Tian Liang Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:38:49 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/3216#comment-9219 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/3216#comment-9219 Cause growing fragile environment, all kinds of pests come into existance, pesticides were used widely,so,we have to "enjoy" these chemical substances now. To make money,people use shameful cultivation methods,and provide tainted food; more hospitals,more crematoriums,and more graveyards; Cause irresponsible governmental departments,the pollution havn't been controlled, illeagal food flows into market,the usual death incidents come one after another. Translatede by Tian Liang Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:24:16 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/3216#comment-9217 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/3216#comment-9217 Hmmm. I'm often told to wash tea once (before drinking it). Sometimes I buy organic tea, but it's usually the more expensive type. I try to buy Tianfang (天方)from the Hualian supermarket in Wangjing. Yet, though they seem to make an excellent sales pitch, isn't costly, has a finer taste, I can barely find it in other stores. I often buy the so-called organic teas in the local markets. But they don't have a label on them, and the owners don't keep anything to prove to me where it's from. Then, these don't make up a large proportion of the market. COSCO have even started doing a non-GM selling promotion on oil, which ought to show that food and beverage production is becoming more sensitive to sophisticated consumers. I was in a more upmarket restaurant recently with a 30-page menu containing maybe 90 different dishes, but only one that was sold on being organic. I was taken aback to see even that. Supermarkets and local markets cannot ensure the quality of their food. Then what hope that food at roadside stallls will be organic? The carts outside markets? Organic food needs popularizing, I so agree. But who'll do this exactly? When it will tread on so many toes? By: Hotstepper. Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:37:51 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/3216#comment-9209 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/3216#comment-9209 This is a very vivid description of factory farming. I once visited the home of a chicken farmer and was utterly shocked. Hencoops were arrayed in packed rows around the edge of a courtyard. The chickens lie still in complete silence without any of the usual crowing and noise you'd expect. Their sole purpose in life is to eat constantly. In the centre of the yard, a few loose chickens were sluggishly wandering around. Some of them just fell over while trying to walk -- their legs were too thin to carry the weight of their bodies. (Translated by Liu Yaqing) Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:31:54 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/3216#comment-9212 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/3216#comment-9212 I perceived that in my hometown village many people is cultivating vegetables for themselves, they never buy vegetables at the marketplace; it’s not because they can’t afford buy, but on the contrary - many of them live the good life, even housewives are taking more care of family’s vegetable plot, using to the full extent limited space to grow beans, cucumbers, eggplants, tomato etc. Almost every day I can see mothers making children water the crops. Translated by Katarzyna Wachowska Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:10:05 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/3216#comment-9210 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/3216#comment-9210 Crop yields will drop sharply without the use of herbicides and fertilizer, an unacceptable consequence to farmers who rely on growing vegetables to make a living. In the long term, so-called "organic food" is at best a luxury for a few rich people. As for the general public, frankly, we cannot afford it. Translated by Tian Liang Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:36:01 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/3216#comment-9211 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/3216#comment-9211