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Clearly organic should mean organic...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/eart...omeopathy.html British organic farmers are being forced to treat their livestock with homeopathic remedies under new European Commission rules branded ‘scientifically illiterate’ by vets. Although homeopathy has been branded as ‘rubbish’ by the government’s Chief Medical Officer Dame Sally Davies, organic farmers have been told they must try it first under a new EU directive which came into force in January. The regulation means that animals could be left diseased or in pain for far longer than necessary and organic meat could end up containing higher levels of bacteria, vets have warned. John Blackwell, President of the British Veterinary Association, said: “We should always use medicines which have a strong science base and homeopathic remedies are not underpinned by any strong science. “Disease is painful and farmers have an obligation to reduce that pain and not allow their animals to suffer so this regulation is troubling. It may lead to serious animal health and welfare detriment. “If animals are not treated promptly it could lead to an underlying level of pathogen which could mean that the animal was no longer fit for human consumption.” The directive states that: “it is a general requirement…for production of all organic livestock that (herbal) and homeopathic products… shall be used in preference to chemically-synthesised allopathic veterinary treatment or antibiotics.” Supporters claim that homeopathy can treat everything from depression to hay fever, the theory being that substances that produce the symptoms of an ailment can cure it once they have been watered down many times to reduce their strength. However in 2010, the Science and Technology Committee ruled there was no evidence that the drugs were any more effective than a placebo while a meta-analysis by The Lancet found the treatment worked no better than a sugar-pill. Critics argue that a placebo effect cannot possibly work on animals because they are unaware they are being treated. The Department for Food and Rural Affairs admitted that organic farmers were bound by the new regulations but said they could resort to other means, such as antibiotics, without losing their ‘organic’ status if homeopathic remedies proved to be ineffective. It even emerged that the British government had voted in favour of the new rules. Last week The Norwegian Veterinary Association called on their government to begin discussions with the European Union to ensure that only “scientifically documented” therapies are recommended in future. Vets in Norway have also called on their country’s Food Standards Agency to delay fully implementing the directive in protest at the “ridiculous” guidelines. “We think it’s totally unacceptable from a scientific point of view because there’s no scientific basis for using homeopathy,” Ellef Blakstad, scientific director of the Norwegian Veterinary Association, adding that the move was “scientifically illiterate”. “If you start using homeopathy, you prolong the time when the animals are not getting adequate treatment and that’s a threat to animal welfare.” The Soil Association, one of the leading bodies certifying organic produce in the UK is broadly supportive of homeopathy. Natasha Collins-Daniel, the Soil Association’s press officer, stressed that while the use of homeopathic treatments was “not mandatory” to gain an organic certification, it could be effective. “We have significant collective experience from livestock farmers and vets showing that herbal treatments and homeopathic approaches can help them care for their animals,” she said. Homeopathy has prominent supporters including the Prince of Wales and Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary, however in recent years many NHS trusts have stopped funding the treatments, with prescriptions falling by 94 per cent in the last 20 years. |
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what a joke
i bet peta were in on it somewhere
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its a rubbish article? Norway isn't even part of the EU why would they negotiate, they aren't bound by EU rules but may decide to comply? https://fullfact.org/factcheck/europ...ian_vets-43773 perhaps the article is a politically biased clickbait campaign to help the conservatives or UKIP whom the telegraph is closely aligned in the upcoming election. Imagine the outrage in the UK, already suspicious of the EU relationship, when they are told the EU want this crazy sort of rule! http://eureferendum.com/ search for homeopathy or look halfway down page for article written Sunday 26 April 2015 I doubt PETA has any sway with the EU. They are generally regarded as a 'terrorist' organisation in the UK. If anything the intent of the 'rule' is one of consumer confidence in organic rather than anything else. JP |
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smart people anywhere regard peta as a terrorist organisation - thats why it tends to be supported by hollywood types
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