ORGANIC FARM PRODUCTS LEAFLET

organic adjective (NO CHEMICALS)

/n.k/ US /r-/
B2 not using artificial chemicals in the growing of plants and animals for food and
other products:organic food/ fruit/ farms/ farmers
artificial adjective
/.tf.l/ US /r.tt-/
B2 made by people, often as a copy of something natural:clothes made of
artificial fibresan artificial heartan artificial lakeartificial fur/ sweeteners/ flowers
chemical noun [C]
/kem..kl/
B2 any basic substance that is used in or produced by
a reaction involvingchanges to atoms or molecules:The government has pledged to reduc
e the amount of chemicals used in foodproduction.Each year, factories release millions
of tonnes of toxic (= poisonous)chemicals into the atmosphere.
fertilizer noun [C or U] (UK USUALLY fertiliser)
/f.t.la.zr/ US /f.ttl.a-/
a natural or chemical substance that is spread on the land or given to plants, to
make plants grow well:organic fertilizera liquid/ chemical fertilizer
pesticide noun [C or U]
/pes.t.sad/ US /-tt-/
a chemical substance used to kill harmful insects, small animals, wild plants, and
other unwanted organisms:The pesticides that farmers spray on their crops kill pests but
they can alsodamage people's health. COMPARE herbicide, insecticide
pledge noun [C]
/pled/
a serious or formal promise, especially one to give money or to be a friend, or
something that you give as a sign that you will keep a promise:[+ to infinitive] All
the candidates have given/made pledges not to raisetaxes if they
are elected.Thousands of people made pledges (= promised to give money) to
thecharity campaign.I give you this ring as a pledge of my everlasting love for you.
legislation noun [U]
/led.sle.n/
C2 a law or set of laws suggested by a government and made official by aparliament:[+
to
infinitive] The government has promised to introduce legislation to limitfuel emissions fro
m cars.
pest noun [C]
/pest/
an insect or small animal that is harmful or damages crops:common pests such
as rats, mice, or cockroaches
fungus noun [C or U]
/f.s/ (PLURAL fungi /-a/ or funguses)
any of various types of organism that get their food from decaying material or
other living things:Mushrooms and mould are fungi.Fungus can be poisonous.
residue noun [C usually singular]
/rez..dju/ US /-.du/
FORMAL the part that is left after the main part has gone or been taken away, or
a substance that remains after a chemical process such as evaporation:She cut off
the best meat and threw away the residue.The white residue in/on the kettle is
a result of minerals in the water.
copper noun (METAL)
/kp.r/ US /k.p/
B2 [U] (SYMBOL Cu) a chemical element that is a reddish-brown metal, usedespecially for
making wire and coins:copper wire/ pipesa copper alloy
sulphur noun [U] UK (US sulfur)

/sl.fr/ US /-f/ (SYMBOL S)

 a pale yellow chemical element that exists in various physical forms. It burnswith
a blue flame and a strong smell and is used in medicine and industry.
conformity noun [U]
/knf.m.ti/ US /-fr.m.tti/
behaviour that follows the usual standards that are expected by
a group orsociety:It's depressing how much conformity there is in such young children.
supplier noun
/spla.r/ US /-/
B2 [C] a company, person, etc. that provides things that people want or
need, especially over a long period of time:They used to be
a leading supplier of military equipment.He said that he had got the drugs from
his usual supplier (= person whosells drugs illegally).
suppliers[plural] a company that sells something:I'll contact the suppliers and see if I
can get the paint you want by Friday.
guideline noun [C usually plural]
/ad.lan/
C1 information intended to advise people on how something should be done or what
something should be:The EU has issued guidelines on appropriate levels of pay for parttimemanual workers.
grower noun [C]
/r.r/ US /ro./
a person who grows large amounts of a particular plant or crop in order to sellthem
ensure verb [T] (US ALSO insure)
/nr/ US /-r/
B2 to make something certain to happen:The airline is taking steps to
ensure safety on its aircraft.[+ (that)] The role of the police is to
ensure (that) the law is obeyed.[+ two objects] Their 20 victory today has ensured
the Italian team a placein the Cup Final/ensured a place in
the Cup Final for the Italian team.
permit verb
/pmt/ US /p-/ (-tt-)
B1 [T] FORMAL to allow something:The regulations do not permit much flexibility.[+ -ing
verb] The prison authorities permit visit ing only once a month.[+ obj + to
infinitive ] The security system will not permit you to enterwithout
the correct password.As it was such a special occasion, she permitted herself
a small glass ofchampagne.
harvest verb [I or T] (CROPS)
/h.vst/ US /hr-/
to pick and collect crops, or to collect plants, animals, or fish to eat:In the
US, winter wheat is harvested in the early summer.
encourage verb [T]
/nkr.d/ US /-k-/
B1 to make someone more likely to do something, or to make something
morelikely to happen:[T + to infinitive] We were
encouraged to learn foreign languages atschool.The council is encouraging
the development of the property for bothemployment and recreation.B1
to talk or behave in a way that gives someone confidence to do
something:They've always encouraged me in everything I've wanted to do.

certified adjective [before noun]

/s.t.fad/ US /s.tt-/
having a document that proves that you have successfully finished a course oftraining:a
certified teacher/ nurse
approved adjective

/pruvd/

 describes something that is generally or officially accepted as

being correct orsatisfactory:What's the approved way of dealing with this?
This school only offers approved language courses.
label noun [C] (SIGN)
/le.bl/
B1 a piece of paper or other material that gives you information about the objectit
is fixed to:Remember to put some address labels on
the suitcases.Washing instructions should be on the label.
spread noun (AREA COVERED)
/spred/
B2 [S] the development or growth of something so that
it covers a larger areaor affects a larger number of people:The spread of the disease in
the last few years has been alarming.
[S] the area or range covered by something:The survey found a wide spread
of opinion over the proposed newbuilding.
PCB noun [C or U]
/pi.sibi/
ABBREVIATION FOR polychlorinated biphenyl: a harmful chemical that is used in industry
seafood noun [U]
/si.fud/
animals from the sea that can be eaten, especially fish or sea creatures withshells