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Platter full of organic goodness ..BY: By Syida Lizta Amirul Ihsan ..LD: FACT or fad, organic food is fast gaining ground in Malaysia. Many have switched to natural food, those grown without pesticides or contain preservatives. The high incidence of chron.

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| April 17, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(From New Straits Times (Malaysia))

FACT or fad, organic food is fast gaining ground in Malaysia.

Many have switched to natural food, those grown without pesticides or contain preservatives. The high incidence of chronic diseases, such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease is another reason for this switch.

In leading supermarkets in the Klang Valley, some aisles are dedicated to organic food, with imported organic brown rice, brown sugar, beans, flour and even vermicelli.

Country Farms Sdn Bhd has taken it further by opening a small supermarket stocked with all things organic.

Country Farms Organics in 1 Utama shopping centre is …

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