The Truth About Organic Foods

Spiked
By Rob Lyons
January 9, 2007

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It’s not healthier or Greener, and it’s incapable of feeding the world. So why is it back in fashion? It’s not like David Miliband to say something sensible. New Labour’s greener-than-thou environment secretary and warm favourite to be next leader-but-one is usually in the front rank of eco-worriers when discussing climate change or recycling, recently suggesting that people are right to fear global warming and that he was afraid, too. So imagine the annoyance of organic food supporters this week at Miliband’s comments about whether organic food is healthier: ‘It’s a lifestyle choice that people can make. There isn’t any conclusive evidence either way. It’s only four per cent of total farm produce, not 40 per cent and I don’t want to say that 96 per cent of our farm produce is inferior because it’s not organic.’ (1) (Read on …)

By Alex Avery
January 8, 2007

According to the New York Times, not only are conservatives responsible for the problems of Iraq, Iran, and global warming, they are also to blame for this fall’s E. coli outbreaks in spinach and lettuce that killed three and sickened several hundred. (Read on …)

Scotsman.com 
By Stephen McGinty
January 8, 2007

BRITAIN’S agricultural industry was split last night over claims there is no conclusive evidence that organic food is healthier than products grown by conventional methods. (Read on …)

The Sunday Times (London)
By Isabel Oakeshott, Deputy Political Editor
January 7, 2007

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Organic food may be no better for you than mass-produced farm food, according to the cabinet minister responsible for the industry.David Miliband, the environment secretary, says organic produce, which is usually more expensive, is a “lifestyle choice” with no hard evidence that it is healthier. (Read on …)