An organic label indicates to the consumer that a product was produced using certain production methods. In other words, organic is a process claim rather than a product claim.
An apple produced by practices approved for organic production may very well be identical to an apple produced under other agricultural management regimes.

Several countries and a multitude of private certification organizations have defined organic agriculture. In the past, differences in these definitions were significant but the demand for consistency by multinational traders, has led to great uniformity.

The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM), a non-governmental organization internationally networking and promoting organic agriculture, has established guidelines that have been widely adopted for organic production and processing.

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