Organic foods.On October 21, 2002 the USDA USDA, n.pr See United States Department of Agriculture. implemented national standards that outline exactly how foods must be produced and handled in order to be certified organic. WHY ORGANICS? For our health: Organic fruits and vegetables contain only about a third as many pesticide residues as conventionally grown Conventionally grown is an agriculture term referring to a method of growing edible plants (such as fruit and vegetables) and other products. It is opposite to organic growing methods which attempt to produce without synthetic chemicals (fertilisers, pesticides, antibiotics, food, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a May 2002 study. For children: Roughly 20 million youngsters age five and under consume an average of eight pesticides in their food each day in the U.S., according to the Environmental Working Group (EWG EWG Environmental Working Group EWG Europäische Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft (German: European Economic Community) EWG Expert Working Group EWG Executive Working Group EWG Electron-Withdrawing Group EWG UN/EDIFACT Working Group ). For the environment: According to a 21-year Swiss study published in the May 31, 2002, issue of Science, organic farming increases soil fertility and diversity of species. |
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