In a BBC Horizon programme to be broadcast next week, Professor Lesley Regan challenges the commonly held belief that organic farming is better for health, the environment and animal welfare....

The programme insists there is little evidence that an organic diet provides greater nutritional benefits or that non-organic crops grown using pesticides and chemical fertilisers are more harmful than their organic competitors.
Policy director at the Soil Association, Peter Melchett, said: "It is clear that buying organic is far more than a lifestyle choice, it is a rational, sensible and intelligent choice because there are nutrition benefits."
The Food Standards Agency (FSA), which issues advice to consumers is conducting a review of the latest nutritional research.
Daily Mail (25 Feb, p.3)
The Soil Association has responded to the article
The Sunday Telegraph (24 Feb, p.15)
Soil Association press statement (22 Feb): 'Silly' tv professor ignorant of organic benefits. Soil Association response to BBC Horizon programme