Question

The end result of this certification process is food on supermarket shelves with three very specific labels. “100% Organic” is a label given to products that are made entirely of organic ingredients. “Organic” describes foodstuffs with at least 95% organic ingredients. “Made with Organic Ingredients” is used for food containing at least 70% organic ingredients. There are also very specific restrictions on the remaining 30% of ingredients for food bearing that label. How does paragraph 4 help develop the central idea of the passage?

A.
by emphasizing one way in which organic food is worth the extra cost

B.
by refuting advertisers' claims that "organic" is a meaningless term

C.
by explaining how organic foods are more nutritious than conventional ones

D.
by showing how organic labels are more specific than advertising buzzwords

Answer 1

D

Paragraph 4 lists the precise percentage criteria and restrictions for each organic label, showing that those terms are specific, regulated labels rather than vague advertising buzzwords.