"Free range," "natural" and "antibiotic-free" are among the common terms on meat, poultry and egg packages today. Do these terms guide your purchases either because of concerns about food quality or animal welfare? Find out the facts about these, and other, meat and poultry terms.
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Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
This web page helps you to differentiate between organic fact and fiction and to explore the organic option.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
This guide can help you make better choices about which organic foods are healthier for you and better for the environment, and how you can afford to incorporate more organic food into your diet.
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Helpguide
Know the difference between organic foods and their traditionally grown counterparts so that you can decide which is best for you, considering nutrition, quality, taste, cost and other factors.
Review Date: January 14, 2013
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
Any person may file a complaint if he or she believes a violation of the Organic Food Production Act of 1990 or its implementing regulations has occurred or is about to occur. Learn more about it.
Review Date: January 14, 2013
U.S. Department of Agriculture
If someone refuses to eat food that is not "pure," rejects food she once loved, or can't bring herself to eat a meal she hasn't prepared with her own hands, she may be suffering from an emerging disordered eating pattern called orthorexia.
Review Date: January 14, 2013
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics