People want “local” food and they’re willing to pay a premium for it. Local promises fresh and tasty food. It means safe food, a small carbon footprint and genetic diversity. It also builds community. Not so fast. A key conclusion from this series is that if you eat food, you are being lied to daily.
Source: Tampa Bay Times, April 15, 2016.
If you eat food, you’re being lied to every day.” That’s the conclusion of Tampa Bay Times food critic Laura Reiley, who admits she was snookered by claims of “local” and “farm-fresh” made by various Bay-area restaurants.
INSIGHTS: The Animal Health Digest team believes it is important for animal health professionals to be aware of and expose untruths when presented with stories that don’t add up. Whether it is cage-free eggs, organic beef or farm fresh we need to help ensure the integrity of our food chain from an animal health production position and help ensure truth in how food sources are presented. This series can help us accomplish this.