USDA Definition of Organic:

In an effort to define "organic" food, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has four certification levels.

They are:

• 100 Percent Organic:  All ingredients meet or exceed USDA specifications, which ban the use of synthetic pesticides, herbicides, chemical fertilizers, antibiotics or hormones, and contain no artificial preservatives or other additives, except salt and water.

• Organic:  At least 95 percent of the ingredients meet or exceed USDA standards.

• Made with Organic Ingredients:  At least 70 percent of the ingredients meet or exceed USDA standards.

• If the food is less than 70 percent organic but contains an organic ingredient, it can still use the word "organic" to describe the ingredient, but only in the small type of the ingredient panel.