BBC News
January 7, 2007
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There is no evidence organic food is better for you than conventional food, minister David Miliband has said.
The environment secretary said organic food was more of a “lifestyle choice that people can make”.There is no “conclusive evidence either way” concerning the health effects of pesticides, he told the Sunday Times. (Read on …)
Consumer Reports
January 3, 2007
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Organic Chickens: Pay 300% More, Get 300% More Salmonella
The January 2007 issue of Consumer Reports finds that organic chickens are the dirtiest, most dangerous consumer option available – with roughly 300 percent more potentially deadly Salmonella contamination than the top 4 regular chicken brands.Testing by Consumer Reports found organic birds, on average, harbored three times more Salmonella (27%) as major non-organic chicken brands (8%). The magazine also tested birds for the more widespread but less deadly bacteria Campylobacter, finding it just as often on organic birds as non-organic (75-90%).Combined, the testing of over 500 whole broilers purchased at supermarkets and natural food stores shows that consumers are only getting more illness risk for the $2-4 organic price premium.
Read the full report here.
