Why organic food is Safe?

These days, we always think why people like Organic Food? Several answers come to my mind, organic food is healthy, nutrition, good quality, most benefits and so on.

Then I read an article, which total including the reasons that organic food is safety.

1. Organic System Plans – Each certified organic farm must have a plan that describes all aspects of the farm, including measures taken to prevent pathogenic contamination of crops and water.

2. Traceability – Certified organic producers and processers keep extensive records so they can trace their products from the field to point of sale.

3. Sanitation – Organic production permits antimicrobial steps such as pasteurization, equipment sanitation, and steam sterilization to lower pathogen contamination.

4. Manure and Compost – Organic food is more strictly regulated than conventional food in terms of use of manure as fertilizer. No raw manure is used in organic systems without an extended waiting period between application and harvest.

5. No Sewage Sludge – The use of sewage sludge is prohibited in organic farming.

6. Microbial Balance – Beneficial microbes keep soil in balance, providing good nutrition to crops and keeping pathogens and microbes in check.

7. Biodiversity – Creating a more diverse ecosystem by adding hedgerows, vegetative buffers, and diversified cropping systems will improve microbial balance and water filtration, and produce more nutritional food.

8. Livestock – Organic regulations do not allow confined cattle feeding operations, considered to be one of the primary sources of E. coli 0157. Organic standards also do not allow routine use of antibiotics, which can lead to antibiotic-resistant strains of E. coli and other foodborne pathogens.

9. No Toxic Pesticides – Toxic pesticides are prohibited in organic farming.

10. No GMOs – The use of genetic engineering is prohibited in organic food, meaning that consumers are not at risk of possible associated risks.