By: Ross Chainey, MSN UK HEALTH
Wed Aug 06, 2008
Think because you’re buying organic your food is chemical free?
Think again.
Under Soil Association regulations, a select number of sprays are still permitted to be used, and thousands of tons of organic vegetables sold in this country every year are produced using toxic pesticides, despite shoppers paying extra for natural produce.
For example, figures show that a third of UK organic potato farmers last year sprayed their crops with fungicides made with copper, a heavy metal that can cause liver disease.
