Study ignites fight over organic food
By RMI Staff 
| August 6, 2009 | 11:33 AM
Boulder’s Organic Center is fighting back against a British study that questions the health benefits of organic food. From the Boulder County Business Report:
Among the multiple missteps in the FSA’s analysis, according to the center, are a failure to properly assess differences in the levels of key polyphenols and antioxidants and not using stringent guidelines to determine whether the studies are scientifically valid.
“In our March 2008 report covering many of the same studies comparing nutrient levels in organic and conventional foods, we confirmed that organic foods were, on average, 25 percent higher across 11 key nutrients compared to conventional foods. Significant new science released since early 2008, which was the cut-off date for studies included in both the FSA’s and our study, provide additional strong support for the conclusion that organic foods offer nutritional and public health benefits,” the statement said.
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