creators_name: van de Vijver, L.P.L.
creators_name: Broex, N.
creators_name: Hoogenboom, L.A.P.
creators_name: van der Roest, J.
creators_name: Bokhorst, J.G.
creators_name: Northolt, M.D.
creators_name: Mevius, D.
creators_name: Meijs, J.A.C.
type: conference_item
datestamp: 2006-05-24
lastmod: 2009-09-09 13:39:34
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title: Contaminants and micro-organisms in organic and conventional food products
ispublished: pub
subjects: 1organics
full_text_status: public
abstract: 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
date_type: published
refereed: never
citation: 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.
document_url: http://orgprints.org/7234/1/Odense_-_contaminants_and_micro-organsims.doc
document_url: http://orgprints.org/7234/2/7234_Vijver.pdf