What is Organic Food

Organic food is farmed without GMO seeds, synthetic fertilizers or synthetic pesticides. Alternatively, farmers use conventional methods to produce food, such as organic fertilizers like compost or manure. To label food as organic, must follow regulations.

 

Organic Food Labeling

 

 
• Generically modified organisms (GMO) are prohibited
• Irradation of food is prohibited
• Use of processed sewage sludge on crops is prohibited
• Livestock must be given access to pasture
• Livestock cannot be given growth hormones or antibiotics
• Livestcok must eat organically grown feed with no animal byproduts
• Land must be free of chemical applications for at least three years
• Growers must have detailed farm-systems plans
• Producs sold as organic must be certified by an independent, third-party certifier

For more information on organic food labelling visit www.ams.usda.gov/nop for more information

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