Source: GENETIC LITERACY PROJECT, 2/14/18



Myth 1: Organic Food Is Safer Because It Doesn’t Touch Pesticides
“The levels we are exposed to are far, far less than levels that would be expected to cause any harm to our population. So reducing our exposure a little bit more — in this case by purchasing organic food — really isn’t going to cause any appreciable health benefit to us as consumers,” [said Carl Winter, food toxicologist at the University of California, Davis].

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