Hello,

Since I have been on maternity leave, I have been concerned about the quality of food available in supermarket chains. Very often, when buying fruits and vegetables, the same question arises. Is it better to choose a product from our country, even if it is not labeled as organic and therefore chemically treated at various stages of growth (without being able to find out), or to buy organic produce originating from, for example, Spain/Peru/Austria, etc.?

My next question follows on from the first. Can the organic label on fruits and vegetables really be trusted?

Thank you.

You can trust the Bio label; compared to conventional agriculture, the regulations here are much more strictly controlled, making the resulting quality of the food fairly transparent (it's pointless to focus on exceptions, which exist in all areas). When selecting food in relation to its quality, the most important aspect is visual assessment (degree of freshness, signs of rot or mold, degree of ripeness, etc.). For example, significantly unripe or rotting organic fruits or vegetables should not be prioritized over fresh and ripe products from conventional agriculture, because the risk of health implications from microbial contamination outweighs the potential drawbacks of consuming non-organic products.

It is generally presented that it's preferable to prioritize products grown under local conditions over those imported from abroad. The decisive factor here is the distance that food must travel from the producer to the customer, meaning, for example, that Austria as a neighboring country may not pose a problem compared to Spain or even overseas countries.

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