1. USDA Organic: This is the official certification from the United States Department of Agriculture. To be labeled as such, the product must contain at least 95% organic ingredients, not including water and salt. The product cannot be produced using synthetic fertilizers, genetic engineering, radiation, or sewage sludge fertilizer.
2. 100% Organic: The product must contain 100% organically produced ingredients, not including water and salt.
3. Made with Organic Ingredients: At least 70% of the product’s ingredients are organic and the product label can list up to three of the organic ingredients.
4. Non-GMO Project Verified: This product has been tested and verified to exclude any genetically engineered or modified organisms.
5. Biodynamic: Going beyond organic, biodynamics encourages biodiversity and ecosystem preservation, soil husbandry, livestock integration, prohibition of genetically engineered organisms and viewing the farm as a living ‘holistic organism’.
6. Organic Fair Trade Certified: The product was produced following fair trade practices such as fair wages, investment in community development, environmental sustainability, direct trade relations, and transparent supply chains.
7. Rainforest Alliance Certified: This means a product or a farm meets the standards of the Sustainable Agriculture Network or the Forest Stewardship Council.
8. Gluten-Free Certified Organic: This is a specialized label that indicates a product does not contain gluten and is also produced without the use of synthetic fertilizers or genetic modification.
9. Grass-Fed Organic: This label shows that the animals have been fed a diet of organic grass throughout their entire lives.
10. Organic+Non-GMO: This means that the product is both USDA Certified Organic and Non-GMO Project Verified.
