• What is organic food?
   
 • Is organic food better for your health?
   
 • Is organic farming better for the environment?
   
 • Are there any trace amounts of pesticides on organic produce?
   
 • Who regulates organic products?
   
 • What do organic farmers control pests if they can’t use chemicals?
   




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Organic Produce
 

Is organic food better
for your health?

At this time, the USDA does not make any claim that food produced organically is any safer or more nutritious than conventionally produced food. That said, there is evidence that organic produce contain less pesticides residue than conventionally grown. And for farm producers, there is a higher correlation between workers who use pesticides and pesticides residue found in their bodies.