Russ,
> These claims are mainly attributed to Dennis Avery, who twisted
> some information from Paul Mead (of the CDC).
> I've looked at the research, and I think I know how Avery came to
> his "conclusions" in such a round-about way (He is a helluva spin
> doctor). I think I found that 92% of all food-related illness was
> caused by contaminated meats and meat products (hot dogs, sausages,
> milk, eggs, etc.), while the remaining eight percent was related
> to produce (both organic and conventional). However, Eight times
> more conventional produce is sold than organic produce. So,
> Logically (to Dennis Avery), organic produce is eight times
> more likely to contain dangerous bacterial contamination than
> conventionally grown produce.
That would be ludicrous! No one is that stupid! There must be more to the
story than that. Do you have the actual data from the CDC? Even though the
CDC study was not intended to compare organic versus conventional produce,
it might include data that sheds light on the issue. I would like to see
the data before I pass judgement on Avery's claim.
Dale
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