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eOrganic. 2014
eOrganic. 2016
Pesticide exposure
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The Organic Center. 2006
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The Organic Center. 2006
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The Organic Center. 2004
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The Organic Center. 2006
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The Organic Center. 2011
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Sound Consumer. 2012
Canada Organic Trade Association. 2011
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The Organic Center. 2008
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Ontario College of Family Physicians. 2012
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FiBL. 2011
eOrganic. 2014
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Scientific Results
Overall food safety
Plant Foods for Human Nutrition (2016) 71: 35-41
Organic Agriculture (2015) 5: 153-159
Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (2010) 25: 263-271
Journal of Food Protection (2009) 72: 12: 2629-2637
Agronomy for Sustainable Development (2010) 30: 33-41
Journal of Food Products Marketing (2011) 17: 141-162
Nutrition Research Reviews (2003) 16: 211-222
Pesticide exposure
Environmental Health Perspectives (2015) 123:1086–1093
Environmental Health Perspectives (2015)
Environmental Health Perspectives (2006) 114: 260-263
Sustainability (2014) 6: 3552-3570
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2012) 60: 4425-4429
Environmental Research (2014) 132: 105-111
Food-borne pathogens
Journal of Food Protection (2015) 6: 1072-1080
Canadian Journal of Microbiology (2010) 56: 943-951
Food Control (2010) 21: 1004-1010
The Journal of Applied Poultry Research (2017) 26:509-517
Journal of Food Protection (2016) 11: 1953-1958 Note: these results are from the U.S. and do not necessarily reflect Canadian data. The paper is not limited to “certified organic” products, but includes all events where the word “organic” has been included in reports or press releases, etc. The study also recognizes that incidences of foodborne illness are increasing also in non-organic products. In Canada, all organic producers and processors must follow the same food safety and handling guidelines as their non-organic counterparts, in addition to meeting the Canadian organic standard. Nevertheless, in the organic sector we must remain vigilant in maintaining the highest food safety standards and continuously work toward improving practices to minimize risk.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology (2015) 81: 2395-2407
Food Control (2009) 20: 881-886
Journal of Food Protection (2013) 76: 1366-1376
Journal of Food Protection (2015) 78: 760-766
Environmental Microbiology (2010) 12: 608-615
Crop Protection (2015) 72: 22-30
Journal of Food Protection (2004) 67: 894-900
Foodborne Pathogens and Disease (2010) 7: 1363-1371
