CERTIFIED ORGANIC

USDA ORGANIC certification is a qualification process for organic food producers and other organic agricultural products, including personal health care products. USDA certified organic products mean:

At least 95% of ingredients are certified organic. The remaining ingredients are not available organically but have been approved by the National Organic Program.

In order to make an organic claim or use the USDA Organic Seal, the final product must follow strict production, handling, and labeling standards and go through the organic certification process. The standards address a variety of factors such as soil quality, animal raising practices, and pest and weed control. Synthetic fertilizers, sewage sludge, irradiation, and genetic engineering may not be used. Tracing organic products from start to finish is part of the USDA Organic promise.

In the “Organic” category, the product and ingredients must be certified organic, except where specified on the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances. Non-organic ingredients allowed per the National List may be used, but no more than five percent of the combined total ingredients may contain non-organic content. Ingredients free from synthetic chemicals: fertilizers, pesticides, antibiotics, additives, or genetically modified organisms (GMO).