Natural Foods

A clear distinction should be made between natural and organic. The terms are not interchangeable. The use of the term “organic” is regulated by the USDA’s organic rules, now in the final stages of adoption. The use of the term “natural,” on the other hand, is currently not regulated.

Natural foods fit the profile described above, but production can cover a wide range of farming methods. Organic production, on the other hand, elevates the foods one step higher on the food purity ladder. Organic crops are grown without the use of any synthetic pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, fumigants, fungicides, fertilizers or other synthetic materials.