• Food safety
• Nutrition
• Organic versus Conventional Food
• Holistic perspectives
• Other

Food Safety

• Cloning for Food (USA) (PDF, 478 kb)
• Dietary Intake and Its Contribution to Pesticide Exposure in Urban/Suburban Children (PDF, 508 kb)
• Eating Organics Cuts Kids' Pesticide Loads
• Converting produce farms to organic would reduce pesticide dietary risks by about 97 percent. (Organic Center, USA) (PDF, 14 MB) for high-speed only
• Food Safety and Quality as Affected by Organic Farming
• HACCP in agriculture and horticulture: Organic case study
• Preventing E. Coli O157 Outbreaks in Leafy Greens (PDF)
• Quality and Safety Aspects Associated with Organic Foods (PPT)

Nutrition

• Food is getting healthier and better, thanks to EU research
• Influence of organic diet on the amount of conjugated linoleic acids in breast milk of lactating women in the Netherlands
• Is Organic Healthier? The Science Supporting Organic Foods (USA)
• New Studies Back Benefits of Organic Diet
• Nutrient levels in U.S. food supply eroded by pursuit of high yields (PDF)
• Nutritional superiority of organic foods (USA, 2008)(PDF, 19.5 mb)
• Organic Fruits and Vegetables: Potential Health Benefits and Risks (Leopold Center, USA)
• Organically Grown Melons Deliver More Vitamin C and Polyphenols
• Organic Foods Have Elevated Levels of Antioxidants
• Organic Food and Health - Status and Future Perspectives
• Organic Marionberry, Strawberry and Corn: Phenolic & Ascorbic Acid (Leopold Center, USA)
• Organic milk is cream of the crop (UK) - organic farmers who let their cows graze as nature intended are producing better quality milk
• Organic milk is healthier - Fatty acid and fat-soluble antioxidant concentrations in milk from high-and low-input conventional and organic systems: seasonal variation
• Soil fertility, yield, and nutrient contents of vegetable crops after twelve years of compost or fertilizer amendments
• Study Finds Organic Milk Healthier June 2008

Organic versus Conventional Food

• Do Organic Fruits and Vegetables Taste Better than Conventional Fruits and Vegetables? (PDF) (USA)
• "Eat your words, all who scoff at organic food" (London Times)
• Key Differences Found Between Organic and Conventional Red Wines
• Organic and Conventional Food: A Literature Review of the Economics of Consumer Perceptions and Preferences
• Qualitative and Nutritional Differences Between Organic and Conventionally Produced Processing Tomatoes
• Soil Quality from Long-term Organic Management Nearly Doubles Flavonoids in Organic Tomatoes
  • Abstract Ten-Year Comparison of the Influence of Organic and Conventional Crop Management Practices on the Content of Flavonoids in Tomatoes

Holistic Perspectives

• Organic agriculture and the global food supply
• The Science of Organics: Nourishing the Land, Animals and People in the 21st Century (USA) (PDF, 1.9 MB)

Other Organic Food and Health Topics

• ASA Agrees on Statements to Promote Health Benefits of Organic Food
• Delivering Simple, Science-Based Answers to Food Quality Questions
• Consumers Benefit from Organic Potato Breakthrough