Myth and Reality - Organic vs Non-organic : The Facts

This booklet examines some of the issues around organic food and its production. It takes up the challenge of answering the critics - who range from companies defending agri-business, through to the heads national food authorities and some academics. It exposes the misleading and erroneous accusations made against organic food, and provides the facts that prove them wrong.

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• Introduction
• Myth One Food quality and health: organic foods are no healthier than non-organic foods
• Myth Two Food poisoning: organic farming increases the risk of food poisoning
• Myth Three Pesticides: organic farming uses pesticides that damage the environment
• Myth Four Value for money: consumers are paying too much for organic food
• Myth Five Feeding the world: organic food cannot feed a hungry world
• Myth Six Animal welfare: organic farming is unkind to animals
• The pedlars of myths

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