IRELAND: Organic Food Fact or Fiction? - (FSCC)
January 30, 2008 – 6:06 pmThe Food Safety Authority of Irelands (FSAI) Consultative Council today hosted an open meeting to discuss current attitudes and findings in relation to organic food. Over 100 people attended the Organic Food - Fact or Fiction? event in Dublin, where the Food Safety Consultative Council released details of research* which highlighted consumer understanding of the perceived benefits of organic food. The open meeting provided an opportunity for a robust discussion on the organic food debate whilst also giving the general public an opportunity to see the workings of the Consultative Council. Speakers at the event included Ms Clodagh McKenna, chef, media presenter and food consultant; Ms Siobhán Morris, Organic food consultant; Dr. Con ORourke, Plant Scientist and Dr. Mary Flynn, Chief Specialist, Public Health Nutrition, FSAI.
Delegates at the meeting heard that research shows that while 80% of people surveyed understood the benefits of organic food to be free from […]
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