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Green Adviser, a service of Environmental Defense, picked Green Home as the Green Link of the Week for its on-line magazine GreenHomeLiving's article on Organic Labeling. Read what they had to say.

Green Link October 25 to October 31, 2002
A Natural Innovation for Organic Labeling

This week the USDA announced new standards for labeling and marketing foods as "organic," which will hopefully resolve some of the confusion consumers face over packaging.
With the enactment of the National Organic Rule, foods may only be classified as "organic" if they have been produced without hormones, antibiotics, herbicides, insecticides, chemical fertilizers, genetic modification or bacteria-killing radiation.
The standards are a victory for health- and environment-conscious consumers who want transparency in their packaging. In addition, common standards for farmers across the U.S. - and indeed, for those exporting organic products to this country - will benefit shoppers.
As Patricia Unterman writes in Green Home Living Magazine, organic products are the fastest-growing market segment of the retail food industry. Although they presently account for only 2 percent of the total food supply, sales have been increasing 20 percent annually. And with increased public attention to the presumed benefits of foods raised without pesticides, chemicals or other additives, the need for definitive standards is finally addressed.
To read about the new standards visit the latest issue of Green Home Living Magazine.
Also, the National Organic Program web site at the USDA contains consumer information on labeling, fact sheets, lists of accredited certification agents, state approved programs and more.
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Green Home offers valuable advice on making your home environment more eco-friendly, as well as an online store for green products. They market only those items that meet the criteria of its comprehensive Product Approval Process, such as reduced toxicity, reusability, energy efficiency, responsible packaging, recycled content, intelligent design, responsible manufacturing techniques, and reduction of personal environmental hazards.
Green Home's online Living Magazine features articles on choosing energy saving appliances, debunking "energy myths," and digging up the dirt on the cleanest running washing machines. Their Healthy Home Tour helps show how you can environmentally upgrade your home from room to room. Also check out their Toxipedia, an online encyclopedia of definitions of all types of environmental terms, from acaricides to zeolite, to find out which are harmful to you.
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