Environtmental and Global Health » organic ingredients http://www.environmedia.com Media Information on Environtmental and Global Health Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:28:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The four categories of Organic Food according to Law http://www.environmedia.com/the-four-categories-of-organic-food-according-to-law.htm http://www.environmedia.com/the-four-categories-of-organic-food-according-to-law.htm#comments Sun, 04 Jul 2010 05:18:05 +0000 Akbar Uciha http://www.environmedia.com/?p=191 Organic FoodThe U.S. federal government are on their way to enact a law. This would define organic products in four categories:

“100% organic” are those products without organic ingredients.
“Organic” for products with 95% of the ingredients organic.
“Made with organic products” for products made between 50 and 95% organic ingredients.
“Products with less than 50%” organic ingredients, you must specify in each ingredient that is organic.

This should be an example that should be taken into account so that the situation is clearer and the consumer to know what kind of product you choose.

From a nutritional standpoint, in organic food could not be demonstrated advantages over, taste, safety and nutritional value, with respect to conventional foods, from the economic point of view its value is much higher, approximately between 20 and 100%.

From a legal standpoint, an organic product is one that is certified by a competent authority. In Argentina, the Chamber of nuclear Certifying companies authorized by the State for that purpose. And organic is defined as a separate production system that results in a food free of chemicals and toxic substances or potential for human health.

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