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The Growth of Organic

October 2012 marked the 10th year USDA oversight of organic certification in the U.S. In celebration of this milestone, Quality Assurance International (QAI), a leading certifier of organic and gluten-free products with 23 years of experience and part of the NSF family of companies, created this infographic summarizing the growth of the organic industry in the past 10 years.

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