Next time you go grocery shopping, take a few extra minutes to glance over the labels on some of your favorite packaged foods. Most likely you’ll notice a bunch of food and health claims like “organic ...

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WASHINGTON — One of the essential questions of the organic movement is, “What foods are worthy of the USDA ‘organic’ label?” The legal definition of the word is hammered down in semi-annual meetings, ...

Food or textiles certified ‘‘organic’’ by the U.S. Department of Agriculture must meet this definition: ‘‘Organic food is produced by farmers who emphasize the use of renewable resources and the ...

"We just make sure we're meeting the letter of the organic regulations to the T," says Tom Spohn, foreground, director of dairy operations for Horizon Organic. Behind him is farm manager Dudley ...