FAQs on Organic Food

Not likely, according to a Chicago Tribune article. If the goal is to avoid feeding the baby pesticides, it isn’t necessary to spend more money to buy organic products. The article quotes food toxicologist Carl Winter, who says that pesticides aren’t commonly detected in baby food because the processing steps “are quite effective in breaking down trace residues of pesticides.” Moreover, he explains that pesticides are rarely used on crops grown for baby foods  because the appearance of the food is less important since it’s highly processed.