We are what we eat so make sure you eat wisely and well 
The Universe
(March 06, 2005)
Not long ago, I was with a group of cheerful Filipinos spraying mango trees to ward off deadly fruit flies, pests and bugs. There was not a single chemical pesticide used, which can enter the food chain and cause cancers, skin rashes, fatigue and other diseases.
The sprays we promote are made from hot pepper, garlic, onions and the like. They are natural, safe and very effective. Imagine a swarm of fruit flies getting a dose of crushed hot pepper and garlic spray-They buzz off sickened by the smell.
I am sick at the very thought of dangers caused by toxic pesticides and food additives that can cause cancer. Besides alerting the public to the dangers of chemical pesticides, the development workers at the Preda Fair Trade center are replacing them with natural alternatives.
Let "nature balance nature" is our slogan. Repellents do not kill any of the insects like toxic pesticides do.
March is Fair Trade month so ask your grocer or supermarket if the product is fairly traded and free of toxic chemicals. By buying Fair Trade products you help reduce poverty in the developing world and give people the chance to sustain themselves and their families with dignity and pride.
Fair Trade products like dried mangos and pineapple contribute to village development projects improving sanitation. Supporting this movement helps build fairer world and helps eliminate child labour and the exploitation of children and women.
The Fair Trade projects of Preda Foundation supports projects for abused children and provide safe and healthy dried fruit in supermarkets around the UK and Ireland. That's how we want all food to be, pesticide and chemical-free.
Then we see the warning about 359 food products listed on the Foods Standards Agency website. What a shock to learn that the chemical dye Sudan 1, a potential source of cancer, has found its way into in hundreds of ordinary prepares foods.
In fact, more than 400 products have taken off the shelves. Schools and hospitals are also advised to throw out any of the identified dangerous products. If that is happening in a safety and health conscious country like Britain, what about the Philippines and other nations in Asia and elsewhere?
Can we be sure that these industrial dyes are not in our food? We can only presume they are and the products that contain Sudan 1 food dye must be identified.
It may be much to late for the general public who has been ingesting these chemicals for dozens of years believing themselves safe. The power of advertising has led the public to trust the corporate food brand. What a devastating blow this is to the credibility of the food companies. They have a lot to answer for.
When the BSE epidemic was discovered, the culpability of the animal feed companies was beyond question, yet few, if any, were held responsible. They still get away with it. The Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee has spent five years asking food companies how much "mechanically recovered meat" was used in the past, since this was mostly served in school meals. They think this type of meat carries the most risk.
The United States is violating all four recommendations laid down by the World Health Organisation to prevent the spread of BSE into the human population, according to researchers monitoring the meat industry.
The only people who are really safe are those who buy foods proven to be 100 per cent natural and chemical-free. [End]
