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Does USDA organic certification apply to the pet industry you
ask? Great question. For human food standards, usda certified
organic has a clear definition and guidelines are set by USDA’s
National Organic Program (NOP). For pet foods and supplies to
ask? Great question. For human food standards, usda certified
organic has a clear definition and guidelines are set by USDA’s
National Organic Program (NOP). For pet foods and supplies to
Your Organic Pet
The Organic Pet Food Debate
receive the organic
seal, all plant
ingredients in the pet
product must be grown
without pesticides,
artificial fertilizers,
genetic modification,
irradiation or sewage
contaminants. All animal
ingredients must come
from animals raised on
organic feed, living in
natural outdoor habitats,
seal, all plant
ingredients in the pet
product must be grown
without pesticides,
artificial fertilizers,
genetic modification,
irradiation or sewage
contaminants. All animal
ingredients must come
from animals raised on
organic feed, living in
natural outdoor habitats,
and not treated with any antibiotics or hormones. Producers are
inspected to ensure they stay within the guidelines.
Something that may surprise you is that over 50 percent of corn
and over 90 percent of soybeans grown in the U.S. comes from
genetically modified seeds. Until 2002, pet foods were not
included in the guidelines for organic certification. Regulators
and lobbyists had a difficult time agreeing on how to keep
everyone satisfied since the pet industry has been so loosely
regulated all along. In 2005, the NOP asked a pet food task
force to come up with a plan to include pet foods in the
standardization and certification process. In 2006 the group
offered that human organic certification standards should apply
to organic pet products. This would cause difficult challenges for
pet food manufacturers because so much of their ingredients
available in the States is from the genetically modified food
chain.
So here we are in 2009, and the National Organic Program has
yet to adopt standards for pet food organic certification.
inspected to ensure they stay within the guidelines.
Something that may surprise you is that over 50 percent of corn
and over 90 percent of soybeans grown in the U.S. comes from
genetically modified seeds. Until 2002, pet foods were not
included in the guidelines for organic certification. Regulators
and lobbyists had a difficult time agreeing on how to keep
everyone satisfied since the pet industry has been so loosely
regulated all along. In 2005, the NOP asked a pet food task
force to come up with a plan to include pet foods in the
standardization and certification process. In 2006 the group
offered that human organic certification standards should apply
to organic pet products. This would cause difficult challenges for
pet food manufacturers because so much of their ingredients
available in the States is from the genetically modified food
chain.
So here we are in 2009, and the National Organic Program has
yet to adopt standards for pet food organic certification.
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Marketers have a hay day with displaying it as "made with natural and organic
ingredients," "100% organic, or "organic". Pet foods are also not allowed to display
the USDA organic seal until the rules have been set.
This is not to say that all pet food manufacturers are not truthful with their ingredient
lists. Those rules defining food labeling by the FDA have been set and must be
adhered to. What we are encouraging our readers to do is to carefully check
ingredient labels and determine if the contents are actually being made with 95% or
more organic ingredients. Two pet food manufacturers that we have scrupulously
reviewed for high quality organic ingredient and organic raw pet foods are: Wysong.
and Karma Organic. Karma's Organic Dog Food is made with over 95% organic
ingredients, contains 18 certified organic ingredients and is made with whole, not
dried, organic fruit and vegetables. The addition of nutraceuticals improves and
protects the health of the dog and the packaging is 100% recyclable. Both Wysong
& Karma work extremely hard at high touch customer service. If you try either of
these, please e-mail us about your experience.
ingredients," "100% organic, or "organic". Pet foods are also not allowed to display
the USDA organic seal until the rules have been set.
This is not to say that all pet food manufacturers are not truthful with their ingredient
lists. Those rules defining food labeling by the FDA have been set and must be
adhered to. What we are encouraging our readers to do is to carefully check
ingredient labels and determine if the contents are actually being made with 95% or
more organic ingredients. Two pet food manufacturers that we have scrupulously
reviewed for high quality organic ingredient and organic raw pet foods are: Wysong.
and Karma Organic. Karma's Organic Dog Food is made with over 95% organic
ingredients, contains 18 certified organic ingredients and is made with whole, not
dried, organic fruit and vegetables. The addition of nutraceuticals improves and
protects the health of the dog and the packaging is 100% recyclable. Both Wysong
& Karma work extremely hard at high touch customer service. If you try either of
these, please e-mail us about your experience.
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