Organic food report updated.

[Guest guest]

The Institute of Food Technologists has updated its

Scientific Status Summary on organic foods. The 8-page

report examines definitions; laws and regulations; and

whether organic and conventional foods differ

significantly in safety or nutritional quality.

[Winter CK, SF. Organic foods. Journal of Food

Science 71:E117-R124, 2006]

http://members.ift.org/NR/rdonlyres/A5367812-A6CF-46C0-80B9-B1EF39A0BCC4/0/Organ\

icFood.pdf

The report concludes:

While many studies demonstrate . . . qualitative

differences between organic and conventional foods, it

is premature to conclude that either food system is

superior to the other with respect to safety or

nutritional composition. Pesticide residues, naturally

occurring toxins, nitrates, and polyphenolic compounds

exert their health risks or benefits on a dose-related

basis, and data do not yet exist to ascertain whether

the differences in the levels of such chemicals

between organic foods and conventional foods are of

biological significance.

Jeff Novick, MS, RD, LD/N

Join The Revolution!

www.JeffNovick.com

[Guest guest]

I've been a " believer " that the organic arrogance was mythically based

since the early 1990s when I heard Bruce Ames (as in the Ames Test for

mutagenicity) describe the extraordinary concentration and toxicity of

the endogenously produced toxins that arise in vegetables when they

are attacked (in the " organic " environment). These, not being produced

by humans, are not nearly as extensively quantified as are our

man-made toxins, so the illusion has persisted for almost two decades

that somehow these poison-ridden, expensive things are somehow healthier.

Ooops!

Maco

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>

>

> The Institute of Food Technologists has updated its

> Scientific Status Summary on organic foods. The 8-page

> report examines definitions; laws and regulations; and

> whether organic and conventional foods differ

> significantly in safety or nutritional quality.

>

> [Winter CK, SF. Organic foods. Journal of Food

> Science 71:E117-R124, 2006]

>

>

http://members.ift.org/NR/rdonlyres/A5367812-A6CF-46C0-80B9-B1EF39A0BCC4/0/Organ\

icFood.pdf

>

> The report concludes:

>

> While many studies demonstrate . . . qualitative

> differences between organic and conventional foods, it

> is premature to conclude that either food system is

> superior to the other with respect to safety or

> nutritional composition. Pesticide residues, naturally

> occurring toxins, nitrates, and polyphenolic compounds

> exert their health risks or benefits on a dose-related

> basis, and data do not yet exist to ascertain whether

> the differences in the levels of such chemicals

> between organic foods and conventional foods are of

> biological significance.

>

> Jeff Novick, MS, RD, LD/N

>

> Join The Revolution!

> www.JeffNovick.com

>

[Guest guest]

Actually, let's not forget that *healthy* compounds can and do arise

through natural defenses -- resveratrol, for example!

--- In , " M " <mstewart@...>

wrote:

>

> I've been a " believer " that the organic arrogance was mythically

based

> since the early 1990s when I heard Bruce Ames (as in the Ames Test

for

> mutagenicity) describe the extraordinary concentration and toxicity

of

> the endogenously produced toxins that arise in vegetables when they

> are attacked (in the " organic " environment). These, not being

produced

> by humans, are not nearly as extensively quantified as are our

> man-made toxins, so the illusion has persisted for almost two

decades

> that somehow these poison-ridden, expensive things are somehow

healthier.

>

> Ooops!

>

> Maco

>

> --- In , Jeff Novick <chefjeff40@>

wrote:

> >

> >

> >

> > The Institute of Food Technologists has updated its

> > Scientific Status Summary on organic foods. The 8-page

> > report examines definitions; laws and regulations; and

> > whether organic and conventional foods differ

> > significantly in safety or nutritional quality.

> >

> > [Winter CK, SF. Organic foods. Journal of Food

> > Science 71:E117-R124, 2006]

> >

> >

> http://members.ift.org/NR/rdonlyres/A5367812-A6CF-46C0-80B9-

B1EF39A0BCC4/0/OrganicFood.pdf

> >

> > The report concludes:

> >

> > While many studies demonstrate . . . qualitative

> > differences between organic and conventional foods, it

> > is premature to conclude that either food system is

> > superior to the other with respect to safety or

> > nutritional composition. Pesticide residues, naturally

> > occurring toxins, nitrates, and polyphenolic compounds

> > exert their health risks or benefits on a dose-related

> > basis, and data do not yet exist to ascertain whether

> > the differences in the levels of such chemicals

> > between organic foods and conventional foods are of

> > biological significance.

> >

> > Jeff Novick, MS, RD, LD/N

> >

> > Join The Revolution!

> > www.JeffNovick.com

> >

>