What makes food organic?
Food that is considered organic has all the attributes of natural food and is: • Grown and packaged to strict uniform standards and certified by the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). • Produced using sustainable farming methods. • Free of synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. • Free of irradiation, sewage sludge or genetically modified organisms (GMOs). • Free of artificial antibiotics or growth hormones in milk, meat and poultry. • 100% organic feed for livestock. To learn more, visit the USDA Web site.