Organic foods Flashcards
organic description
foods that are raised using a method of farming and gardening that relies on natural systems and products, avoids synthetic and toxic chemicals, fertilizers, and pesticides
Organic production act of 1990
standards for how products are grown, raised, and processed
national organic program
division of the USDA that oversees organic standards
organic standards
can’t be genetically modified, can’t use pesticides, hormones, or other chemicals, stricter guidelines for pasture-raised animals
GMOs and organic
GMOs aren’t required to be clearly labeled or identified in US, so buy organic to avoid
should you buy organic dairy
yes; avoid antibiotics, and feed with pesticides, and rBGH, rBST- created by Monsanto, give more milk, passed into foods, can increase insulin-like growth factor-1= linked to cancer
organic = higher protein and iron
regular eggs
conventional diets, warehoused in small cages, no fresh air or sunlight, de-beaked to prevent pecking each other
vegetarian fed eggs
probably raised same as regular but are fed without bugs
certified organic eggs
usually not caged and fed according to organic standards, might not have access to outdoors, vegetarian diet, de-beaked
cage free
not caged but usually don’t have access to outdoors, engage in natural behaviors, de-beaking permitted
free range
not in cages, some access to outdoors but no regulation on amount, engage in natural behaviors, de-beaking allowed
natural
meaningless label, no certification or oversight; raised same as regular eggs
omega-3 enriched
no bearing on living conditions of chickens; diet higher in omega-3s usually flaxseeds; may be raised same as regular chickens
pastured
typically only available direct from farmer, used to indicate chickens are allowed full access to room in pastures; not same as free range
should meat be organic?
yes or sustainable; avoid antibiotics and pesticides, arsenic in chicken feed
