Re: e. coli in organic food

John Henning, Eco-Echo, McGill U., Montreal, Ca (INF3@musicb.mcgill.ca)
Thu, 21 Jan 1999 12:07:14 EST

I must admit i am really getting a bit tired of this type of
commentary !!! ... but on the other hand i would appreciate
knowing the source of the article and more particularly the
"new studies" mentioned ... it would be of use to
our students to have a look at .......john henning, mcgill u.

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>I want comments from you knowledgeable people about the paragraph I read in
>a "conventional" farming magazine:
>"Despite Environmental Protection Agency leaflets urging consumers to
>purchase organic foods to avoid harmful pesticide residues, new studies show
>organic foods have their own problems. Since organic foods rely heavily on
>animal manure for fertilization, people who consume organic foods are about
>eight times more likely to be attacked by E. coli bacteria. Organic
>consumers are also at increased risk from natural toxins like fungi,
>salmonella, campylobacter and listeria." So I suppose we should rush out
>and buy "conventional food" I know this info is getting to the general
>public, one of my members was telling a friend all about our CSA (try to
>recruit) and her friend asked do they use manure? Beth
>
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