Follow the debate on the FSA organic report
The debate around organic has boiled up over the week after the release of the FSA’s study (see our last post below.) Here are some articles published this week on the topic. Do feel free to comment or recommend other news and articles.
Press
- Argument is about capitalism, not food (The Guardian)
- It’s wrong to believe that nature is always best (The Guardian)
- Organic food debate boils over (The Independent)
- BBC snubs organic food as it teaches us how to eat well (The Daily Express)
- Les défenseurs du bio rapellent son role écologique (Le Monde)
- Misleading claims on the credentials of food marketed as organic (The Daily Telegraph)
- Organics sector hits back in nutrition row (Freshinfo)
- Organic food contains toxic natural pesticides (The Times)
Blogs
- UK FSA’s organic study confusing and inconclusive? (The Green Room blog)
- Slate: Organic vs. Conventional? Too Complex… (Organic Nation)
- Organic food has no health or nutrition benefits, FSA study finds (VitalRead)
- Study Finds Organic Foods Not More Nutritous (Pays to Live Green)
- Nature’s Path CEO Responds to Organic Food Study Results (DailyBlender)
- Is There a Change Afoot in How Organics Are Marketed? (GreenBiz)