In much of the world there has been a concerted effort to maintain the integrity of food quality, something that has not happened in the USA.There currently are over 1300 chemicals allowed into our food production that are banned in the rest of the world. On top of that processing of food has left 90% of the items on grocer shelves inedible for health. As a root cause of this and the exploitation of the market place with drugs, lives are being poisoned and food is grown with out the nutrients needed for good health. There are hundreds of studies proving these points. Go to Contact Us and request links for this info.