Organic food has been very popular this decade and more people seem to be spending the few extra bucks at the grocery store to buy organic products. There are also more and more organic sections popping up at stores around the nation like weeds! With this growing trend, should you jump on the bandwagon along with, too? Well…according to a group of certain experts, absolutely not!

Alex Avery, director of research and education for the Hudson Institute‘s Center for Global Food Issues and author of “The Truth About Organics,” said there are several misconceptions about organic food that make people believe it is healthier and better for the environment.

“It’s a total con,” said Avery, a plant scientist by training. “There is not a shred of science” to back up claims that organic is safer or more nutritious, he said.

In fact it might appear that organic food can potentially pose more health risks.

Organic food is more likely to carry pathogenic bacteria, such as salmonella and E. coli, because of the type of fertilizer that organic farmers use, Avery said. He also said that some of the natural pesticides used in organic farming are quite toxic.

You might want to reconsider spending the extra few bucks at the grocery store on organic foods, you might be wasting your money.

Source: Fox News