The Agriculture Department is taking its round, green "USDA Organic" label off personal care products and cosmetics, but at the same time, the move will eliminate the labeling of such products as pet food, dietary supplements and fish.
When the seal was created in 2002, the primary intent was to certify the organic claims made by food producers, such as that meat came from animals raised without antibiotics and not confined indoors, or that vegetables were grown without pesticides.