Report ‘did not address use of chemicals’

IRISH organic growers say new research that found their produce had no health benefits failed to take account of the cocktail of chemicals used in intensive farming.

Scientists found no significant difference in the nutrition content, or any additional health benefits, between organic and conventionally produced food.

The Food Standards Agency, who commissioned the report from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said the findings would help people make an informed choice.