USDA Food Products Descriptions
The USDA has established three descriptions that can be put on food products…
- 100 percent Organic – Food must be all organic or contain only organically produced ingredients before it can receive the USDA green and white seal.
- Organic – Food must be at least 95 percent organic before it can receive the blue seal.
- Made with Organic Ingredients – Food must contain at least 70 percent organic ingredients. The remaining 30 percent cannot include any genetically modified ingredients.
- Organic produce cannot be grown with chemical pesticides or most synthetic fertilizers.
- Animals cannot be fed or injected with antibiotics and growth hormones.
- Meats must come from animals that eat 100 percent organic feed for the previous 12 months.
This is only a snapshot, always do your own due diligence to be an informed consumer.
