### Question
What does synthetic mean?


### Answer
**Synthetic** has the following meaning in *7 U.S.C. § 6502*:

> a substance that is formulated or manufactured by a chemical process or by a process that chemically changes a substance extracted from naturally occurring plant, animal, or mineral sources, except that such term shall not apply to substances created by naturally occurring biological processes

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 6502*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 94-ORGANIC CERTIFICATION**

