Fear of conventional produce often comes down to a fear of the world’s most popular synthetic weedkiller: Roundup (active ingredient, glyphosate). Organic foods do typically have lower levels of glyphosate than conventional foods. This is unsurprising, since Roundup is a synthetic herbicide, thus organic farmers shouldn’t be using it.
Some readers will be tempted to stop here and say: “I’ve heard enough, only organic is safe”. I encourage you to dig a little deeper.