Should We Buy Organic - 2300 Words

While grocery shopping many people are looking for products that taste and look the best, have the most nutritional value, and are cost efficient, but now there is one more factor to consider. Should you buy organic? For instance you are in the produce section and looking at the apples. The apples all have a vibrant red color and they have the same shape, but one section has a little sticker that says â€Å"organic†. Does this sticker make the apple taste better or have more nutrients? Will organic be worth the higher price? These factors and more have been studied and researched by experts, and the results are in. Organic is neither safer, nor healthier than conventional food. In order for farmers to put the label â€Å"organic on their product†¦show more content†¦Once the guidelines are met a farm is organic certified. If a food product has a â€Å"USDA organic† label, it contains 95 percent organic ingredients, and has had a government- approved authorize r inspect the farm where the product was produced to make sure the farms followed USDA requirements (Organic Labeling np). Before 2002, states followed varying rules for certification and labeling organic products(Organic Labeling np). Now all organic foods are grown and processed according to strict national standards set by the USDA (Organic Labeling np). If food has the USDA Organic label than that means it was produced and processed following the USDA guidelines. The seal is voluntary but many producers choose to place it on their products. The organic label is not taken lightly and any product that has the label â€Å"organic† must be USDA certified. In order to put a label that says â€Å"100% organic† the product must contain all organic ingredients. Products that are 95 percent organic can only have the label â€Å"organic†. Items with 70 percent organic ingredients can only deem the label â€Å"made with organic ingredients† and may not use the official USDA seal. Products with less than 70 percent organic ingredients may claim to be an organic product. These items however can put on the ingredient list which ingredients are organic.