Organic Food is Marketing Hype
Friday, September 3, 2010

Is paying extra money for organic food really worth it?
Is paying extra money for organic food really worth it?
Some argue that the label "organic" confers real value — marking healthier food produced without the use of synthetic pesticides and antibiotics. But others claim it's just marketing hype — that organic food hasn't been proven healthier and that it comes with its own environmental trade-offs, like requiring more land.
A group of experts recently went head-to-head on the topic in an Oxford-style debate, the latest in the Intelligence Squared U.S. series.
Food for thought?
Food for thought?

