Organic Market Growth Has Caused Scientists to Seek Proof of Organic Claims

By ACSH Staff — Oct 17, 2004
An October 17, 2004 article in Managed Care Law Weekly noted that scientists at an American Chemical Society symposium last month questioned claims about the health benefits of organic food and quoted ACSH's Dr. Ruth Kava: Ruth Kava, director of nutrition for the American Council on Science and Health, said her review for the symposium found that claims of higher vitamin or mineral content in organic foods were largely unjustified.

An October 17, 2004 article in Managed Care Law Weekly noted that scientists at an American Chemical Society symposium last month questioned claims about the health benefits of organic food and quoted ACSH's Dr. Ruth Kava:

Ruth Kava, director of nutrition for the American Council on Science and Health, said her review for the symposium found that claims of higher vitamin or mineral content in organic foods were largely unjustified.