AIM Quality Testing vs Organic

Why are none of the AIM products certified USDA Organic?

We believe AIM product quality testing is more thorough than organic certification procedures.

Organic certification is a standard that is difficult to achieve for farmers and packagers, as it represents a high level of quality control through procedures designed to prevent contamination.

The difference between an organic product and an AIM product is that once a field has been organically certified, products produced from it are not tested to the same ongoing standards used by AIM.

Instead of pursuing organic certification, AIM ensures products are residue-free through extensive testing.

Here is what that looks like from a Quality Assurance and testing perspective.

Our products are grown under organic standards, and some ingredients are certified organic.

However, we do not certify our packaging facilities as organic.

Instead, we test finished products for the absence of pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides. These assays screen for more than one hundred different classes of agricultural residues.

In addition, we test for the absence of residual cleaning solvents across more than twenty-five chemical classes. The presence of any of these substances results in immediate rejection by Quality Assurance.

Testing does not end there. AIM also tests for microbiological safety, heavy metals, and multiple nutritional markers to ensure the highest quality and safest products for Members.

— AIM Quality Assurance