Back in 2005 there were a number of policy case studies about mycotoxins in Mexican masa. There was a push to go organic and it lead to a large bump in fetal de

Back in 2005 there were a number of policy case studies about mycotoxins in Mexican masa. There was a push to go organic and it lead to a large bump in fetal deaths and defects. We studied them in ethics class as an example of how well intended policy still needs to conform to physical reality.