Viewpoints on pesticides

biodiversity & environment

By Phil

August 14th, 2009

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The international news channel France 24 recently features two insightful debates in its program ‘Face-off’.

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Follow the debate on the FSA organic report

health

By Phil

August 7th, 2009

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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.

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UK Food Standards Agency: organic not healthier

health

By Phil

August 3rd, 2009

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An independent review published by the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) concludes that there are no differences in nutrition content or other health benefits between food produced using organic methods and that grown using scientific agriculture (read the FSA’s new release here). It will come as no surprise to anyone that the report has sparked a heated debate in the press and the blogosphere! Please find below a small selection of press articles and blog posts from across the divide discussing the report. Do feel free to comment or to recommend further articles by clicking on the tab above.

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