Organic?

[SSherman]

Are products that are labelled Organic allowed to have glycols?

[Kerry_McIntyre]

They shouldn't contain glycols, but there are 4 different classifications of "Organic"--1) 100% Organic--foods with this label display the USDA Organic seal; 2) Organic--these products contain at least 95% - 99% organic ingredients by weight. The remaining ingredients are not available organically, but have been approved by the National Organic Program (NOP). These products may display the USDA Organic seal as well; 3) Made with Organic Ingredients--may contain 70% - 94% organic ingredients. These products will NOT bear the USDA Organic seal. Instead, they may list up to three ingredients on the front of the packaging; and 4) Other--products with less than 70% organic ingredients and which may only list organic ingredients on the information panel of the packaging. These products will NOT bear the USDA Organic Seal. BOTTOM LINE--check for the USDA Organic seal and, as usual, check all ingredients in the product. It is unlikely any Organic products will use the glycols, but they do sometimes use glycerin, which I also have a problem with.

[SSherman in reply to Kerry_McIntyre]

Thank you, Kerry. The information is helpful. The 95% part is a mite discouraging, but the information is helpful. I guess I'll be spending quite a bit of time reading labels.