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The NOP has provided some references below that may be useful for the CACC to consider as 

they work on a proposal. We appreciate the assistance of the CACC in working to address this 

issue. 

References 

NOSB Nov. 2008 Certification of Multi-Site operations, see references 

http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC5074507&acct=nosb 

International Accreditation Forum, IAF MD 1:2007 Certification of Multiple Sites Based on 

Sampling, http://www.iaf.nu/ 

 

Building Trust in Organics (revised 2007), Gunnar Rundgren, Ong Kung Wai, IFOAM 

publications, www.ifoam.org

International Organic Inspectors Association, www.ioia.org

CCOF Livestock Unannounced Compliance Initiative, 2008, 

http://www.ccof.org/pdf/LUCI%20Program%20public.pdf

2007 IFOAM EU Group, Risk Based inspections, Proposal for the implementing rules 

http://www.ifoam.org/about_ifoam/around_world/eu_group/PDF_Revision_Organic/Positionpap

er_Riskbasedinspection_06.08.07.pdf