title: Contaminants and micro-organisms in organic and conventional food products
creator: van de Vijver, L.P.L.
creator: Broex, N.
creator: Hoogenboom, L.A.P.
creator: van der Roest, J.
creator: Bokhorst, J.G.
creator: Northolt, M.D.
creator: Mevius, D.
creator: Meijs, J.A.C.
subject:  "Organics" in general
description: In the Netherlands we investigated animal and plant products on potentially hazardous contamination with heavy metals, mycotoxins, pesticide residues, patho-genic micro-organisms and nitrate. In most cases, the organically produced foods had equal or lower amounts of contaminants than conventionally pro-duced products.  These results conflict with a common idea that organic farming theoretically increases food safety risks. For many contaminants organic food showed a large diversity in the amount of contamina-tion. Experience with organic farming, managing and manure use partly explain these differences. Understanding of these cultivation parameters can help in further improvement of organic cultivation practices. 
date: 2006
type: Conference paper, poster, etc. 
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: source
identifier: http://orgprints.org/7234/1/Odense_-_contaminants_and_micro-organsims.doc
format: application/pdf
identifier: http://orgprints.org/7234/2/7234_Vijver.pdf
identifier: van de Vijver, L.P.L.; Broex, N.; Hoogenboom, L.A.P.; van der Roest, J.; Bokhorst, J.G.; Northolt, M.D.; Mevius, D. and Meijs, J.A.C. (2006) Contaminants and micro-organisms in organic and conventional food products. Joint Organic Congress, Odense, Denmark, May 30-31, 2006.
relation: http://orgprints.org/7234/