Are organic foods tested to see if they are really organic?

Question

This being a dog eat dog world, I am afraid of vendors cheating and selling something labled as organic that isn't.

Answer 1

No, they don't test the food. they visit the farm and trust the grower to be telling the truth that inorganic materials haven't been put in the soil in the past seven years, or than animals aren't getting hormones and other junk. They also visit anyone who will be handling the food on its way to market. But they don't test the food. On some things there is no way to tell.

http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/Consumers/brochure.html

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Answer 2

there are a set of standards that a farm or other food place must meet to be labeled as organic. when you see the usda organic seal, then that means at least 95% of the product's ingredients are organic. there is no procedure that is performed to "check" the quality of an organic food. since it originates from a place that already uses sustainable methods, the farm or facility must abide by those rules set forth by organic labeling.

the organic standards are in danger! please check out this link http://organicconsumers.org/sos.cfm

i know that it is talking about standards for cattle, and since this is the vegetarian & vegan section, most people would be opposed to take action on this. but think about this: if the big-time corporations are honing in on the meat industry, then what's next? soon, we'll have lower standards for all of our food, including our produce. with the percentage of health conscious consumers on the rise, "they" realize that more people are turning to whole grains, fruits, and vegetables.

i'd hate for that to happen since i purchase only organic produce and organic foods (no animal), but these greedy conventional bastards are trying to take over everything. they've realized that the organic industry is doing so well, and they want to capitalize on such a profitable business.

sorry, kinda went off there...

best wishes.

Answer 3

Everything we eat is technically organic (except salt), but for some reason society has decided to mis-use the word to describe food that are free of pesticides, chemicals, dyes, etc. There are currently no laws regarding the labeling of organic food.

Answer 4

Your afraid!! So why should I be a sissy with you?
Your worry and missed place concern just drive up the cost of food. No significant in any value. You boil must of the things anyway.
A farm that does not use insecticides SHOULD be less than you prime choice veggie.
It is just money...
why worry??
Eat Enjoy
You can't detect E Coli until the runs start.
And you might eat salmonella and you don't know till the bug gets you.
You can't tell if you got the flu till you sick.
Organic ! ! ! it is all organic.
insecticide is washed off
The veggie rarely absorbs the evil chemicals the religious freakies claim.

Answer 5

Before that label goes on food it is certified by the federal or state board which issues it.
They've tested the ground that it was grown in, the water, the supplements, fertilizer. All that is tested. So I'm sure they have to send some samples to the test site periodically or they do random checks.

Answer 6

there are test that u can buy to test them check online