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Organic food is no better for you than ordinary food, despite the conception that non-organic goods can contain harmful pesticides, said the former head of the Foods Standards Agency.
John Krebs said that whilst organic food is better environmentally, it is not necessarily 'more nutritious'.
The 78-year-old crossbench peer told the Private Passions podcast he 'stands by' the controversial assertion he made whilst he was head of the UK's FSA.
Baron Krebs admitted non-organic food has come 'at a cost' to the planet, but added: 'That doesn't mean that organic food is more nutritious, or healthier.
'You might want to eat it because you believe that it's a movement that's worth supporting.
John Krebs said that many of the aspirations of the organic movement are 'admirable' and showed 'ladership'
'Less pesticides are used in the production, but then, conventionally farmed food is monitored very carefully for the pesticide levels.
'So, when you go to the supermarket and buy you know, spinach that's not organic, it's not going to have pesticide levels that will do you any harm.
'I do still stand by the assertion that I made that organic food is not healthier for you, but it may be
