What’s in a name? When a food is labeled “Organic”, what exactly does that mean? How are organic foods judged and monitored? What criteria allows a food to be “organic” ?
We all have some notion of what we think organic should mean. But in fact there are detailed USDA guidelines for what organic labeling actually means.
For starters, organic foods may not be genetically modified. Any crops must be grown in soil that’s been free of prohibited substances (synthetic fertilizers or pesticides etc) for 3 harvest years.
Organic meat must come from animals that are fed organic grains, allowed to graze in their natural behaviors (not caged etc), and free of added antibiotics and hormones. Any processed foods must be free of artificial flavors or colors. A MORE DETAILED LIST is here for you to see the terms that make up “organic”.
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