All Entries Tagged With: "USDA"
Organic or Not? Check the Label
August 28, 2009The USDA has established an organic certification program that requires all organic foods to meet strict government standards. These standards regulate how such foods are grown, handled and processed. Any farmer or food manufacturer who labels and sells a product as organic must…
Bottled Water Companies Refuse to Disclose Where Water Comes From
July 09, 2009Neither the public nor federal regulators have any idea what’s in most of the water from bottled water companies. Should you be drinking it? Bottled water makers make millions off people who believe their products are purer than tap water, but consumers do not realize…
USDA Organic Labels Not to be Trusted
July 06, 2009When is organic not organic? There is a huge uproar about the term organic, as in organic food. Lots of major food corporations want to cash in and have been cashing in. When the U.S. Government gets involved and allows crony capitalists to control and ruin everything that’s…
Man Tries to Become ‘Certified Organic’
December 03, 2008A pediatrician has spent the last three years only eating organic food, whether he’s cooking at home, dining out or snacking on the road. Why three years, because that was the amount of time it took to have a breeding animal certified organic by the Department of Agriculture and he wondered whether a person could meet the [...]
What is Organic?
October 22, 2007Organic refers to the way agricultural products- food and fiber- are grown and processed. It is an ecological system that at its core relies on a healthy rich soil to produce strong plants that resist pests and diseases. Organic farming prohibits the use of toxic and persistent chemicals in favor of more “earth-friendly” practices that [...]
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