If a product bears an official 'certified organic' stamp, you
can be confident that the majority of its ingredients (at least
95%) have been grown and processed according to strict,
government-controlled, organic agricultural standards, and then
verified by a third-party certifying body. Organic agricultural
standards do not allow for any use of synthetic pesticides,
chemical fertilizers, sewage sludge, or genetically modified
organisms (GMO’s), although issues have been raised regarding
the latter. They also set strict criteria in regards to the
treatment of animals and the environment. In addition to the
benefits they reap for our personal health, organic farming
methods also has tremendous advantages for the environment.
Through using natural fertilizers, they greatly reduce the
amount of toxic chemicals, such as synthetic pesticides and
herbicides, released into the environment, and the volume of
those chemicals that appear in the water supply. The less
aggressive, intensive farming practices of organic a