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Do you want to eat vegetables that have not been sprayed, do you want to drink milk from cows that have been able to graze in the meadow, do you fancy honest chicken? Then you buy organic products. Moreover, organic farming is also good for the environment, because it is better for the soil and biodiversity. Many consumers also choose organic because they think it is healthier. But there has been a lot of discussion about this for years. In 2005, the Ministry of Agriculture commissioned a group of leading scientists to investigate this thoroughly: is organic food healthier or not? They set up a large-scale test with chickens. Half of the chickens are given organic feed, the other animals are given 'conventionally' grown feed. Zembla discovered that as the presentation of the report approached, a conflict arose about the results of the research, in which the top of research institute TNO and Wageningen University played a notable role. The presentation had to be different, conclusions adjusted. The result: organically fed chicken is not healthier. What happened here? For the first time, key players tell what happened behind the scenes. Zembla investigates the chicken experiment. Read more: https://www.bnnvara.nl/zembla/artikel... ▬ Subscribe to the Zembla channel: http://bit.ly/ZEMBLA_BNNVARA Instagram: http://bit.ly/ZEMBLA_Instagram Twitter: http://bit.ly/ZEMBLA_twitter #ZEMBLA #Investigativejournalism #Journalism