Food Myths: Organics

Myth: Organic foods are produced without pesticides.

Reality: Organic guidelines need to be tightened up.

The truth is, a great many pesticides are permitted in organic farming, and some of them are considered lethal to humans in very small quantities — like nicotine sulfate and lime sulfur, both of which carry a “danger” warning from the FDA but are permissible under organic-farming guidelines. — Joshua Brau