/oss/taxonomy/term/1479/all en /oss/article/controversial-science-environment-food-health-news/organic-vs-conventional-emotional-issue <p>Judging by the hate mail directed his way, you would think that Dr. Alan Dangour had suggested banning baby kissing. In fact, all the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine nutritionist did was search the scientific literature for studies comparing the nutritional value of organic and conventional foods. The venomous attacks on his work, and in many instances his character, were triggered by his conclusion, that at least as far as the nutrients he examined were concerned, there was no appreciable difference.</p> Tue, 04 Feb 2014 11:21:08 +0000 Joe Schwarcz 2088 at /oss