Human health implications of organic food and organic agriculture
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20-12-2016
This study reviews existing scientific evidence regarding the impact of organic food on human health from an EU perspective, with a focus on public health. The development of environmentally sustainable and healthy food systems is an international priority. The study examines how organic food and organic agriculture can contribute to this in relation to public health. Human and animal studies directly addressing the health effects of organic food are reviewed. Furthermore, evidence linking principles and rules of organic production to human health effects is discussed.
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- AGRI-FOODSTUFFS
- AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES
- allergy
- antibiotic
- cadmium
- cultivation of agricultural land
- fertiliser
- foodstuff
- health
- human nutrition
- INDUSTRY
- iron, steel and other metal industries
- means of agricultural production
- nutritional disease
- organic farming
- organic product
- pesticide
- plant health treatment
- public health
- SOCIAL QUESTIONS