Question

In order for a food that you purchase in the store to be "certified organic," it must meet all of the following standards except _______.

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is the certified organic food must provide proof that it has medicinal use for humans. This is not one of the standards needs to be certified organic.

Explanation:

In order to be certified organic the product needs to have a list of the ingredients or contents and the product has to be at least 95 percent certified organic (although the ingredients salt and water are excluded from the calculation).  The standards that are established by the USDA for organic foods include criteria like soil quality and how the farmer controls pests and weeds. There are also criteria for animal raising practices and the use of additives. To be an organic producer the farm or association needs to prioritize using natural substances and mechanical or physical farming methods to harvest or process the foods.