Literature DB >> 336290

Organic food.

T H Jukes.   

Abstract

"Organic" or "organically grown" foods are commonly represented as "food grown without pesticides; grown without artificial fertilizers; grown in soil whose humus content is increased by the additions of organic matter; grown in soil whose mineral content is increased with applications of natural mineral fertilizers; has not been treated with preservatives, hormones, antibiotics etc." The substitution of "organic" for "chemical" fertilizers during the growth of plants produces no change in the nutritional or chemical properties of foods. All foods are made of "chemicals." Traces of pesticides have been reported to be present in about 20 to 30% of both "organic" and conventional foods. These traces are usually within the official tolerance levels. Such levels are set low enough to protect consumers adequately. Indeed, there is no record of a single case of injury to a consumer resulting from the application of pesticides to food crops at permitted levels.

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Year:  1977        PMID: 336290     DOI: 10.1080/10408397709527241

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  CRC Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr        ISSN: 0099-0248


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1.  Mineral nutrition of plants.

Authors:  T H Jukes
Journal:  Photosynth Res       Date:  1995-11       Impact factor: 3.573

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