Eating organic has long been touted as the way to avoid pesticide consumption — but one Harvard professor is saying those claims are bogus. Robert Paarlberg, an associate professor in the ...

Forever Chemicals Found in Popular Supermarket Foods — Including Brands Like Annie's Organic and Del Monte. Plasticizers were found in nearly every food item — from fruit to pastas ...

(Beyond Pesticides, September 24, 2021) Recent research out of California sought to compare (and quantify) differences in total pesticide use, and in use of pesticides of specific concern, across ...

Total organic sales (food and nonfood products) in the U.S. hit a record high of $67.6 billion in 2022, according to the 2023 Organic Industry Survey. The Organic Trade Association, which ...

An analysis found organic food to be significantly higher in iron, magnesium, and vitamin C than conventionally grown produce. Organic produce may have more antioxidants, per the Mayo Clinic .

Choose a Mix of Organic and Conventional Foods. If buying all organic food is too expensive or unrealistic for you, choose the organic items that best fit your values and health goals or concerns.

A 2021 survey of pesticide residues looked at 10,127 organic and non-organic food samples, 94% of which were fresh and processed produce, in nine different states.

In a 2018 study of about 70,000 adults in France, researchers found that those who ate organic food most frequently had 25 percent fewer cancer diagnoses than those who never ate organic food.