Abstract:
Foodstuffs, in our case vegetables and fruits, may constitute a valuable source
of nutritive principles that give us the necessary energy and contribute to a healthier life by
preventing deficiencies or diseases, fortifying the human body at different ages. In certain
situations, we may lose the initial favourable benefit by appealing to inferior technologies in
terms of food safety and following the quantity and the volume of merchandise for trading.
The biological horticulture (organic or ecological) does not use industrial chemical products in
its specific technologies, and the resulted vegetables and fruits are healthier, lacking more or
less chemical residues. In the future, an ascending trend of production and consumption of
these products is foreseen. However, there are also some aspects of food hygiene and safety
that may raise problems or even risk the consumer’s health.
