Silly Ignorance on Organic Foods :The Scientist [20/12/2004]

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by Paul Litwin¹ and Anthony Trewavas²

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Silly Ignorance on Organic Foods

¹Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Seattle²University of Edinburgh

Email: Paul Litwin - plitwin@fhcrc.org; Anthony Trewavas - trewavas@staffmail.ed.ac.uk
The Scientist 2004, 18(24):10

Published

20 December 2004

It's interesting that you claim there is absolutely nothing to back up the belief that it is our exposure to chemical toxins in the environment, caused by industry and nonorganic farming, which is to blame for the soaring rates of cancer over the past 30–40 years.[1] How can you say in one fell swoop that our food is safe if you haven't conducted extensive research to establish that significant levels of various chemicals are never inserted into the food supply system? You can't, but you choose to anyway, at risk to us all.


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