Organic Food and Pesticides

Paull, John (2023) Organic Food and Pesticides. ISDRS Q1 Newsletter 2023, 2023, 3.1-3.2.

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Summary

Consumers purchase organic food to avoid pesticides. Data from the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) confirm the wisdom of this strategy. The study tested 373 samples of twelve different fruit and
vegetables (UK grown and imported) for the presence of 398 different pesticides. Most (85%) of the non-organic fruit and vegetables tested contained pesticides, while most (86%) of the organic fruit and vegetables tested did not contain pesticides

EPrint Type:	Newspaper or magazine article
Keywords:	pesticides
Agrovoc keywords:	Language Value URI English pesticides http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5739
Subjects:	Food systems > Food security, food quality and human health Values, standards and certification Crop husbandry > Crop health, quality, protection Environmental aspects
Research affiliation:	Australia > University of Tasmania
Related Links:	https://orgprints.org/id/eprint/45507/, https://orgprints.org/id/eprint/39859/, https://orgprints.org/id/eprint/41214/, https://orgprints.org/id/eprint/41431/, https://orgprints.org/id/eprint/16980/, https://orgprints.org/id/eprint/44342/, https://orgprints.org/id/eprint/34250/, https://orgprints.org/id/eprint/28825/
Deposited By:	Paull, Dr John
ID Code:	46153
Deposited On:	13 Jul 2023 08:53
Last Modified:	13 Jul 2023 08:53
Document Language:	English
Status:	Published
Refereed:	Not peer-reviewed

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