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OVERORGANIC | TrustyFood's Scientific Library

Overorganic is TrustyFood's scientific library: a space dedicated to food quality, contaminants and the methods used to detect them.

Here you will find more detailed information than on the TrustyFood website, with accessible explanations, scientific references and links to original sources.

A living library designed to be expanded and updated as scientific knowledge and regulations evolve.

Know more to choose better. Verify before you trust.

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FOOD AND CONTAMINANTS

Pesticides in Food

What are pesticides, how do they reach our food, which residues can they leave behind, and what effects might they have on health? This scientific guide also explores the limits of regulation, analytical methods and practical ways to reduce exposure.

Can pesticides leave residues in the food we eat, including fruit and vegetables? How are these substances tested, and does meeting legal limits mean that food is free from pesticide residues? For anyone looking for information on healthy food, food safety and potentially harmful substances in food, this scientific library explores exposure, evidence and food testing.

Agricultural aircraft spraying crop protection products over farmland

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Understanding pesticides
From the environment to food
Pesticides and health
Regulations and limits
Residue testing
Reducing exposure
♧   References and scientific sources are provided within each chapter

What about other food contaminants?

PFAS, pesticides, heavy metals and many other substances can be detected through targeted laboratory testing. Discover a project that makes analytical results available for individual food batches.

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A community making food verifiable, not just described

Do you really know what's in your food?

TrustyFood reveals what usually remains hidden in food.

What is TrustyFood?

TrustyFood is a marketplace for foods verified through independent laboratory testing, batch by batch. Instead of merely awarding a label, it provides analytical information that helps people make better-informed choices.

How it works

  • The community expresses interest in products.
  • Selected batches undergo independent laboratory testing.
  • Only batches meeting TrustyFood criteria are offered for purchase.
Simbolo TrustyFoodMore than a generic promise: a method based on data and batch testing.

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