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Organic Content Rules

Organic Content Rules

People frequently ask why something cannot be 100% organic and falls into the “Organic” category.

Here’s why:

The national law has a list of “Allowed non-organic, non-agricultural substances” and a list of “allowed non-organic agricultural substances". Anything on those list that is used in processing the ingredient automatically drops the product from 100% to the 95% - although you can have the certifier write a letter confirming the “organic content” (95 to 99%) with proof that there is the specified organic content in the material.

So, for example, oils and glycerin are often processed and/or refined. They may be filtered through activated charcoal or diatomaceous earth - both of which disqualify the substances from being “100%”. It drops to the 95% Organic category but the organic content is 99%. Organic percent is rounded down to the nearest whole number.

Conversely organic tea would probably be 1% organic content because water is “excluded” under the organic regulation. Another example would be adding 1.5% non-GMO tocopherol (and allowed non-organic ingredient) to a refined (99%) oil product. This would end up being 97.5% organic content.

We have submitted documents to Tilth (our certifier) that show the production methods and any inputs (like citric acid or non-GMO tocopherols, etc.) in-order to get this letter – let us know if you need a content letter.

Be aware that the EU law does not recognize the 95% or 100% categories. Everything there is just “organic” – 95% minimum.

If you have further questions on this topic you can email your sales rep or connect with one via sales@ohohorganic.com.

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