The nation’s leading group of pediatric doctors on Monday questioned the nutritional benefits of products of the booming $30 billion organic foods industry, raising doubts about the superiority of organic offerings for the second time in the past month.
While organic fruits, vegetables and meats do offer less exposure to potentially harmful pesticides and drug-resistant bacteria, the American Academy of Pediatrics found no evidence that proves those foods are safer to eat than conventional offerings.
“Certainly, organic foods don’t appear to be more nutritious,” said Dr. Janet Silverstein, a professor of pediatric endocrinology at the University of Florida, who co-authored the report. “Whether or not it’s safer, I think the jury is still out on that.”
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