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Food poisoning more likely in organic chickens

Organic broiler chickens are three times as likely as conventionally-bred poultry to be contaminated with a bacterium that causes food-poisoning, say Danish vets, the New Scientist reports this week.

Organic food safe from economic downturn?

An economic downturn may not hurt the U.K. market for organic food products, Robert Duxbury, technical manager for organic products at J Sainsbury PLC told Dow Jones Newswires Monday.