DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: For some people, staying healthy means eating what they think is organic food. This hour, the Agriculture Department is announcing a national standard for organic products. Here now we go to CNN's Linda Ciampa, who has details on that. Linda, what makes something organic?</s>LINDA CIAMPA, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: What makes something organic? Well, we're going to find out exactly later on today what the government says makes something organic. At this hour, the U.S. secretary of agriculture is unveiling the national standards that have been long-awaited. They've been 10 years in the making here. And they're revealing at this hour exactly what farmers and food producers are going to have to do to the land, to the harvesting, to the picking of seeds, to the marketing and labeling of products to make them organic. As I mentioned, this is something that's been debated for a long time, and right now the U.S. secretary is holding a press conference in the D.C. area. And we're going to bring you details of exactly what the guidelines on that say in about 20 minutes.</s>KAGAN: All right, we will check back with you, Linda Ciampa.
Agriculture Department Set to Announce National Standard for Organic Food