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Fortified with iron, Parent’s Choice ORGANIC
was the first nationally distributed organic infant formula enriched with the
lipids DHA and ARA that is nutritionally complete and meets the strict
nutritional infant formula guidelines determined by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration.
What does "organic" mean? This question can
only be answered by exploring the history of organic certification in the United
States and the resulting standards that determine whether products can be
labeled as "organic."
In 1990, U.S. Congress passed the Organic
Foods Production Act, which stipulated that the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) establish a set of national uniform standards for organic agricultural
products. The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) was formed to assist the
National Organic Program (NOP) in developing guidelines for substances to be
used in organic production.
The NOSB defines "organic" in the following manner:
- Organic agriculture is an ecological
production management system that promotes and enhances biodiversity, biological
cycles and soil biological activity. It is based on minimal use of off-farm
inputs and on management practices that restore, maintain and enhance ecological
harmony.
- Organic food handlers, processors and
retailers adhere to standards that maintain the integrity of organic
agricultural products. The primary goal of organic agriculture is to optimize
the health and productivity of interdependent communities of soil life, plants,
animals and people. USDA’s NOP certification requirements ensure that all
products bearing the USDA organic label originate from farms or handling
operations that are certified-organic by a program-approved state or private
organization.
Like all USDA-certified organic food sources,
the cow’s milk used in Parent’s Choice ORGANIC Infant Formula with Lipids DHA &
ARA comes from cows that are not given antibiotics or growth hormones. In
addition, Parent’s Choice ORGANIC is produced without using pesticides and
fertilizers, bioengineering, and ionizing radiation.
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