I have heard of at least a couple of kids being killed by organic food. Is this true? Anyone have any links to the articles? Organic food doesn't appear to be as good as one thinks.

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I should think this unlikely, excepting the following circumstances:1) Poor sanitation-- since organic agriculture tends to rely on manure more than chemical fertilizers, there might be an increased chance of bacterial contamination IF the products aren't carefully cleaned (always wash your produce, organic or otherwise).2) Specific allergies-- organic peanuts, for example, would be as deadly as any other peanuts to a person with a nut allergy.

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Hemlock can be grown organically and will definitely kill anyone.Eating a diet of ONLY organic parsley for 10 years will most likely kill anyone.So the answer is an unqualified yes. But is this really the question you meant to ask?Can a food substance, safe in all other respects, consumed in a way (quantity, preparation) that is also safe, become unsafe just and ONLY because it is organic? No, because being "organic" is defined by a LACK of substances.The question to ask is "how is organic food defined" today, and does it protect us adequately against all poisons. Organic is defined by a LACK of substances (pesticides, etc...) as determined by a particular law. If this law allows a certain poison to be added to the food, and that poison can kill, then yes, a certain food labelled organic can kill.The legistation of organic food, especially in the USA, is quickly becoming a mockery, with pressures from big agri-business like Monsanto contributing major disinformation campaigns and money to law-makers. There is a compelling argument that in the near future, the term "organic" will be quasi-meaningless for practical purposes.The only way to know what goes into your food is to grow your own, on soil that you have controlled for generations, with water you have known for centuries. Good luck to all of us with that.

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