State of Science :: Food Safety
"Simplifying the Pesticide Risk Equation: The Organic Option"
March 2008
Since the Center's 2004 "State of Science Review" (SSR) on pesticide residues in conventional and organic foods, new data and risk assessment methods have emerged that provide a basis to quantify the pesticide risk reduction benefits of organic farming.
Our new SSR on pesticide residues and risk provides answers to frequently asked questions about relatively-high risk foods, as well as foods that pose no or modest dietary risks.
Our findings are encouraging. By converting less than 3% of the nation's farmland to organic methods, pesticide dietary risks could be driven down to a fraction of today's levels.
"Simplifying the Pesticide Risk Equation: The Organic Option," (49 page pdf file; 18 megs)
Front Matter and Executive Summary
