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These days many folks want food that is healthier and purer and in that search they are buying more organic food. Organic products are grown without the use of artificial pesticides, chemical fertilizers or genetically engineered ingredients.
We are all also wanting to become more environmentally responsible and organic farming helps keep the air, the soil and the water cleaner by not using chemical fertilizers or synthetic pesticides. The concepts of green and organic are both at the top of our minds these days.
The way that foods and agricultural products are grown and processed is what determines if it is organic or not. A farming system that maintains and replenishes the soil naturally and without the use of lethal fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides is considered to be organic. Organic farming is based upon working within the natural constraints of the ecosystem without the addition of anything synthetic or chemical.
When you eat organic foods, you limit your contact to unsafe chemicals, imitation herbicides, fungicides and insecticides. You also curb your intakes of antibiotics and growth hormones. Genetically modified foods are also barred from carrying the “organic” label.
Back in 2002 the USDA put the national organic standards into place. These standards ensure reliability for all organic products that are marketed in the United States. Meticulous labeling rules were put into place so that the everyday customer would know the exact organic content of a food. The “USDA Organic” seal can only be used on products that are at least 95% organically certified.
The four labeling categories that you should look for when you are purchasing organic product include:
1 100 percent Organic. The total content of the product is certified to be organic. These products are permitted to show the USDA Organic seal on the label.
2 Organic. This means that at least 95% of the product’s substance is certified organic. These products may contain very small amounts of less significant ingredients that are not certified organic. They may also display the USDA Organic seal.
3 Made with Organic ingredients. At least 70% of the contents of the product are certified Organic. These products may not show the seal.
4 If the product contains less than 70% certified Organic contents then they can only identify the organic ingredients on the ingredient inventory on the label.
Some grocery stores have gone through a rigorous test to be “certified Organic”. This requires broad research, planning and commitment to the organic process and the stores must offer proof of how the food is transported, stored and sold.
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