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Now, why would there only be one standard for such things?
Here is the review and please note how many times Dr. Benbrook quotes himself in the review.
http://www.tfrec.wsu.edu/pdfs/P2566.pdf[/quote]
Okay! Here we go ....
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Benbrook,C. 2008b.New Evidence Confirms the Nutritional Superiority of Plant-‐Based OrganicFood,
TheOrganic Center,Boulder,CO.
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Benbrook,C.M.2011a.
TheOrganicCenter’s “DietaryRisk Index”
-tracking relative pesticide risks in food and beverages.
The Organic Center, Boulder, CO.
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Benbrook,C.M.2011bTransforming Jan Doe’s diet,
TheOrganicCenter,Boulder,Co.
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Four for Benbrook as well as a host of many other researchers includng the USDA and EPA.
Seems like Benbrook did his homework. Not surprising though as he's been at it a long time and has gained a fair bit of knowledge and expertise in the area. He states:
I am among a small group of people who, by virtue of professional interests and responsibilities over the
last decade, have read over 200 of the 298 references cited in the Stanford paper.
I have analyzed the results of dozens of them and carried out meta-‐analyses on this body of literature
My goal has been to integrate into a public-‐health context the insights gained from research in several
disparate fields. Why shouldn't he quote himself ...... along with 15 or so other researchers ?!?