Re: I found the research...
Everybody has "irons in the fire."
The organic food industry wants to make money as badly as McDonalds does, and we have already seen how government regulators can sometimes find themselves a bit too chummy with those they regulate.
This is what makes finding the truth about things such a bitch sometimes. It takes a lot of research, a lot of sources, a lot of skepticism, and a lot of analysis and comparison.
Some sources rely on objectivity to stay in business, but not many. I have had pretty good luck with "Consumer Reports" in the past.