Fwd: [ASHA] Organic Farming curbs the Spread of Foodborne Pathogens, according of Study

[marie]

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From: Nemani Chandrasekhar <chandrase...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 2:10 PM
Subject: [ASHA] Organic Farming curbs the Spread of Foodborne Pathogens, according of Study
To: rra-india <rra-...@googlegroups.com>, asha-kisanswaraj <asha-kis...@googlegroups.com>

Organic Farming curbs the Spread of Foodborne Pathogens, according of Study

Beyond Pesticides Daily News | April 18, 2019

Organic farming promotes natural resistance to common foodborne human pathogens, according to a study that evaluates the benefit of soil organisms. By protecting valuable species of dung beetles and soil bacteria, organic farming systems naturally act to clean up and decompose potentially pathogen-bearing animal feces. While these natural systems suppress pathogens on organic farms, coventional chemical-intensive farms are left with higher levels of fecal residues and are therefore significantly more likely to yield produce carrying such foodborne pathogens as E. coli. The authors emphasize that curbing the spread of common foodborne pathogens could save thousands of lives and prevent millions of illnesses each year.

The study, “Organic farming promotes biotic resistance to foodborne human pathogens,” published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, compares dung beetle populations, soil bacteria diversity, and feces removal rates on 70 organic and conventional broccoli farm fields across the west coast of the U.S. In addition to studying field conditions, authors conducted additional microcosm studies to directly test the effects of dung beetles and soil microbes on the suppression of introduced E. coli.

Read more: https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2019/04/organic-farming-curbs-the-spread-of-foodborne-pathogens-according-to-study/

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