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What Is Organic? USDA Trying to Define It

(Nov. 7) -- If you've ever wondered exactly what that "USDA organic" seal actually means, you're in good company. The U.S. Department of Agriculture itself has been asking the same question ever since it established the National Organic Program in 2002. "Organic" is intended to mean agricultural products produced without...

Topic Menu at Food Tech Expo: Simple, Healthy, Generic

(July 26) -- More than 20,000 superfoodies gathered at the Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting and Food Expo last week in Chicago to chew on Pretzel M&Ms, generic brands, food in a war zone and more. They weren't typical yuppie home cooks or would-be gourmets. Instead, the conference convened most of the...

Food for Thought: Organic Grub Worth Buying?

(April 13) -- Sales of organic foods in the United States are increasing by double digits annually. The government says that in 2009, cash boxes at grocery stores, farmers markets and roadside stands collected as much as $28 billion from the sale of presumed pesticide- and drug-free fruits, vegetables and meat. But as...

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How to Make Organic Food Shopping Fun for Kids (and Parents!)

So, as many of you already know, I have three kids who are of widely separated ages.

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Organic Foods Vs. Conventional Foods

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Americans, Demand Organic!

So I was dawdling about on Twitter, and I see a tweet from Mark Bittman about the "shocking" (his words) survey just out from Thompson Reuters and NPR Health about organic.

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When to Splurge on Organic Food

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Background on organic foods

Organic foods are foods that are produced using methods that do not involve modern synthetic inputs such as synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilizers, do not contain genetically modified organisms, and are not processed using irradiation, industrial solvents, or chemical food additives.

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