Fresh Earth organic food and natural wellness store
 
 
 

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is it safe to use my credit card on your site? Do you keep my contact details and information private? Can I get hold of you if something goes wrong?
A:
Yebo! We use properly secured connections for processing payments and we never ever share your details, read our privacy and security policy - click here. You can contact us at any time (except midnight cause we're getting our beauty rest) if you have any problems and we will make it right, read our return policy - click here.

Q: How much do you charge me for delivery?
A: 
We charge you based on the size of your order. Read our shipping information - click here.

Q: How often do you add new recipes, articles, mealplans etc? 
A:
We're adding new stuff all the time, but at least one a month before we send out the email newsletter we add a bunch of new content.

Q: Are all of your products organic? 
A: We source as many organic products as possible but since organic certification is a lengthy and expensive process, there are not always organic options available. All of our products are naturally produced and contain no harmful additives and preservatives. Read more about what "organic" means - click here.
Here is a list of ingredients that fresh Earth Food Store finds unacceptable in food products, we do not stock products that contain any of these additives (We reserve the right to change this list at any time):
• Acesulfame-K (acesulfame potassium)
• Acetylated esters of mono- and diglycerides
• Ammonium chloride
• Artificial colours
• Artificial flavours
• Aspartame
• Azodicarbonamide
• Benzoates in food
• Benzoyl peroxide
• BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole)
• BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene)
• Bleached flour
• Bromated flour
• Brominated vegetable oil (BVO)
• Calcium bromate
• Calcium disodium EDTA
• Calcium peroxide
• Calcium propionate
• Calcium saccharin
• Calcium sorbate
• Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate
• Caprocaprylobehenin.
• Carmine (see cochineal)
• Certified colours
• Cochineal (carmine)
• Cyclamates 
• Monosodium glutamate (MSG)
• Natamyacin
• Nitrates/nitrites
• Partially hydrogenated oil
• Polydextrose
• Potassium benzoate
• Potassium bisulfite
• Potassium bromate
• Potassium metabisulfite
• Cysteine (l-cysteine), as an additive for bread products
• DATEM (Diacetyl tartaric and fatty acid esters of mono and diglycerides)
• Dimethylpolysiloxane
• Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (DSS)
• Disodium calcium EDTA
• Disodium dihydrogen EDTA
• Disodium guanylate
• Disodium inosinate
• EDTA
• Ethyl vanillin
• Ethylene oxide
• Ethyoxyquin
• FD & C colours
• GMP (disodium guanylate)
• Hexa-, hepta- and octa-esters of sucrose
• Hydrogenated fats
• IMP (disodium inosinate)
• Irradiated foods
• Lactylated esters of mono- and diglycerides
• Lead soldered cans
• Methyl silicon
• Methylparaben
• Microparticularized whey protein derived fat substitute
• Ethylene oxide
• Ethyoxyquin
• FD & C colours
• GMP (disodium guanylate)
• Hexa-, hepta- and octa-esters of sucrose
• Hydrogenated fats
• IMP (disodium inosinate)
• Irradiated foods
• Lactylated esters of mono- and diglycerides
• Lead soldered cans
• Methyl silicon
• Methylparaben
• Microparticularized whey protein derived fat substitute
• Monosodium glutamate (MSG)
• Natamyacin
• Nitrates/nitrites
• Partially hydrogenated oil
• Polydextrose
• Potassium benzoate
• Potassium bisulfite
• Potassium bromate
• Potassium metabisulfite 
• Potassium sorbate
• Propionates
• Propyl gallate
• Propylparaben

• Saccharin
• Sodum aluminum phosphate
• Sodium aluminum sulfate
• Sodium benzoate
• Sodium bisulfite
• Sodium diacetate
• Sodium glutamate
• Sodium nitrate/nitrite
• Sodium propionate
• Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate
• Sodium sulfite
• Solvent extracted oils, as standalone single-ingredient oils (except grapeseed oil).
• Sorbic acid
• Sucralose
• Sucroglycerides
• Sucrose polyester
• Sulfites (sulfur dioxide)
• TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone)
• Tetrasodium EDTA
• Vanillin

Q: What are your business hours? When will you process and ship my order? 
A:

STORE TRADING HOURS:
08:00 - 18:00 mon - fri
08:00 - 16:00 saturday
08:00 - 16:00 public holidays
closed - sunday & religous holidays 

RESTURANT TRADING HOURS:
08:00 - 17:00 mon - fri
08:00 - 15:00 saturday
08:00 - 16:00 public holidays
closed - sunday & religous holidays
WEBSTORE TRADING HOURS:
24hrs/7days a week: access to website and placing orders(unforeseen technical glitches excepted).
08:00 - 18:00 mon - fri: processing and shipping of orders.
For sameday collection of orders please place your order before 12:00




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