USDA Certified Organic

5. Audit organic certifying agents to ensure they are properly _______ the USDA organic regulations
6. How do you know if a product is USDA organic?
7. The product must be ___ percent or more organic content in order to be certified organic
8. Label that indicates that the flock was provided shelter in a building, room, or area with unlimited access to food, fresh water, and continuous access to the outdoors during their production cycle
9. _______ is a labeling term that indicates that the food or other agricultural product has been produced through approved methods
10. ________ animals recieve a majority of their nutrients from grass throughout their life
11. Due to the number of variables involved in pasture-raised agricultural systems, the USDA has not developed a labeling policy for ________ products
13. Number of on-site inspections per year by certifying agents to monitor compliance with USDA organic standards
15. As required by USDA, meat, poultry, and egg products labeled as “______” must be minimally processed and contain no artificial ingredients
16. Accredit certifying agents, who ________ organic producers and handlers

1. Which program oversees all organic products?
2. This label indicates that the flock was able to freely roam a building, room, or enclosed area with unlimited access to food and fresh water during their production cycle
3. ____________ ____________, sewage sludge, irradiation, and genetic engineering may not be used
4. Multiple labeling programs make claims that animals were treated ________ during the production cycle, but the verification of these claims varies widely
12. In order to sell, label, or represent their products as organic, operations must follow all of the _______ set out by the USDA organic regulations
14. These methods integrate cultural, _______, and mechanical practices that foster cycling of resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity