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What Does USDA Organic Mean?
USDA Organic is the US government's organic certification, run by the National Organic Program. For clothing, it mostly applies to the fiber, like cotton: grown without GMOs, irradiation, sewage sludge or synthetic substances outside an approved list, on land kept free of prohibited substances for three years.
What USDA Organic checks
- No synthetic substances unless they're on the National List of allowed substances
- No genetic engineering, ionizing radiation or sewage sludge
- Land with no prohibited substances applied for three years before harvest
- Buffer zones that keep prohibited substances off the crop
- An on-site inspection of every certified operation, every year
What USDA Organic doesn’t cover
- Working conditions on the farm or in the factory
- Wastewater and emissions from dyeing and finishing
- Everything in a "made with organic" product. That category needs at least 70% organic content.
The USDA organic label categories
The organic rules set label categories by how much of a product is organic.
Organic
At least 95% organically produced content.
Made with organic
At least 70% organically produced content, with the organic ingredients named, like "made with organic cotton."
How to check a USDA Organic certificate
The USDA's Organic INTEGRITY Database lists every operation certified to the USDA organic rules.
- Search the name. Look up the brand, farm or supplier in the Organic INTEGRITY Database.
- Read the result. Check that the status is Certified and that the listed products include the fiber or item you're buying.
USDA Organic questions
Can clothing carry the USDA Organic seal?
Yes. USDA policy says textiles made in full compliance with the National Organic Program rules can be labeled organic and use the seal.
Is USDA Organic the same as GOTS?
USDA Organic is the US government's organic standard, written mostly for farms and food. GOTS is a textile standard that starts with certified organic fiber and adds rules for spinning, dyeing, finishing and sewing. USDA policy lets GOTS-certified textiles be sold as organic in the US.
Does USDA Organic ban all pesticides?
No. Synthetic substances are banned unless they're on the National List of allowed substances, and some natural substances are prohibited too.