[athenot]

One thing I make sure to not buy organic is couscous. Every time I've gotten organic versions, there have been worms roaming around in it.

I'm not sure I agree with the article's conclusions as I generally favor organic in the US, but having reasonable debate is healthy. In Europe I don't bother about organic since the regulations are much stricter regarding crop treatment.

In my own vegetable garden I currently have tomatoes and many types of fruit berries, but I'm not doing the organic thing. The thing is, between organic and total overdose on pesticides, there's a wide gamut. I spead weedkiller under my blueberries so technically they aren't organic. Tomatoes will uptake many types of herbicides so I don't use any lingering ones on that part of the garden, however my fertilizer is not always organic.

[Mediterraneo10]

USA and EU guidelines allow a certain percentage of grain products sold to contain eggs or larva. This will naturally happen regardless of whether the product is organic or non-organic.

Also, I have never seen visible worms in organic couscous and I buy it within the EU a few times a year. What brand was this that you bought?