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Simplifying the pesticide: the organic option risk equation [1]

This new State of Science Review by The Organic Center on pesticide residues and risk provides answers to frequently asked questions about relatively-high risk foods, as well as foods that pose no or modest dietary risks. Their findings are encouraging. By converting less than 3% of the nation's farmland to organic methods, pesticide dietary risks could be driven down to a fraction of today's levels.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2008
Charles Benbrook [2]
The Organic Center [3]
Tags:
Organic Farming [4], Organic Foods [5], Processed Foods [6], Health Effects [7], Pesticides And Toxins [8], Pesticide Residues [9]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/charles-benbrook
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/organic-center
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/organic-farming
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/organic-foods
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/processed-foods
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticides-and-toxins
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticide-residues