Lynn Griffith – Organic food sales have grown by 20 percent annually! Experts are predicting that the this trend will continue to grow. (1)
Along with the growing demand for organics, the demand for good quality spices and seasonings are also growing. Last year, Americans consumed close to a billion pounds of spices, a 20 percent jump in the past decade.(2)
Americans consumed close to a billion pounds of spices last year!
Spices are no different than any other plant in the fact that they can be tainted by contaminants such as insects, mold, yeasts, and pathogens. To combat this, the United States sterilizes the spices with toxic chemicals! The most common is ethylene oxide, which is a gas that leaves reside on spices that could be harmful to human health. Workers who have faced prolonged exposure to the gas have suffered from cancer. The chemicals are so bad that they have been banned in many European countries and Japan.(2)