Our food choices have a direct effect on the health of our
environment and those who grow and harvest what we eat. That’s
why food labeled organic is the right choice. In addition to
serious health questions linked to actual residues of toxic
pesticides on the food we eat, our food buying decisions support
or reject hazardous agricultural practices, protection of
farmworkers and farm families, and stewardship of the earth. The
Organic Choice Is Clear It is important to eat organic food
–nurtured in a system of food production, handling and
certification that rejects hazardous synthetic chemicals. USDA
organic certification is the only system of food labeling that
is subject to independent public review and oversight, assuring
consumers that toxic, synthetic pesticides used in conventional
agriculture are replaced by management practices focused on soil
biology, biodiversity, and plant health. This eliminates
commonly used toxic chemicals in the production and processing
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