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It all comes down to standards and regulations. USDA Certified Organic only pertains to the farming aspect of any given product not the processing, packaging or distribution of the product. The entire process from farming, processing, packing, and transporting are all of the utmost importance to the team at Heartland. This is why Heartland operates at a higher standard than simply a local or USDA certification. The User of Website can trust Company's own set of standards go above and beyond generic/USDA certifications. Both organic and All-Natural regulations require a high level of quality during crop cultivation or livestock raising. The real differences come after harvest or slaughter. Since USDA Certified Organic regulations only covers farming/raising practices, this allows in some instances for cleaning chemicals to be used on machinery that packages organic products.

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