June 14/New York/The International Herald Tribune -- Organic food from China, like tea and frozen broccoli, has increasingly found its way onto American store shelves, typically emblazoned with the green ''U.S.D.A. organic'' seal also found on food grown in the United States.
The U.S. certification, the backbone of the organics industry, is aimed at assuring consumers that farmers and food manufacturers have passed tough, independent inspections -- even half a world away.