In fact, when asked by Barbara Walters on last February s segment if organic foods are dangerous, he said, No, I wouldn t go that far. He also laid to rest any unfounded fears by stating that the nation s food supply on the whole is pretty safe. But he does reveal what many consumers simply don t know about organic foods that they typically are grown in compost made from cow manure which, as he says, can contain a deadly bacteria which may find its way into organic produce. This information is nothing new, despite the fact that most of the public is unaware. The article goes on to say that studies found that the bacteria E. coli can survive in manure for as long as 70 days and multiply in foods grown in the manure unless heat or preservatives are applied.
Mistakes unfortunately happen.
And while that doesn t excuse the error , let s not allow agendas and crusades to get in the way of facts. Dana Joel Gattuso is an adjunct scholar with the Washington, D.C.-based Competitive Enterprise Institute.