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Organic Standards for Handling (Processing)
Highlights of the USDA's National Organic Program Regulations
Ann H. Baier
© NCAT 2008 IP333 Abstract
This collection of excerpts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Organic Program provides the reader with key standards relevant to handlers of organic crops. This publication should be used together with excerpts for all certified organic operations, livestock production and crop production, as applicable.
Highlights of the USDA's National Organic Program Regulations include key standards for:
1) All certified organic operations
2) Crop production
3) Livestock production
4) Handling (including processing)
Please use this publication in combination with the ATTRA publication Organic Standards for All Organic Operations, and others, if relevant to your organic operations.
Organic handling
Facility pest management
Commingling and contact with prohibited substance prevention
Use of the term"organic"
Calculating percentage of organically produced ingredients
Packaged products labeled "100% organic" or "organic"
Packaged products labeled "made with organic…"
Multi-ingredient packaged products
Labeling livestock feed
Labeling non-retail containers
Ag products represented as "100% organic" or "organic"
Ag products represented as"made with organic…"
Ag products produced on an exempt or excluded operation
USDA Seal
Nonagricultural (non-organic) substances allowed as ingredients
Non-organic ag products allowed as ingredients
Selected terms defined
This publication provides easy reference to the standards relevant to handlers of organic products. This set of excerpts from the USDA's National Organic Program Final Rule contains the general requirements for handling (including processing) organic products, including facility pest management, prevention of commingling and contamination, lists of allowed and prohibited agricultural and non-agricultural materials, product composition, labeling and use of the term "organic." While this includes the key standards that directly address handling, it is not a complete collection of all the standards that organic handlers must comply with. It must be used in conjunction with standards for all organic operations and organic crop and livestock production, as applicable.
This set of excerpts is not a substitute for reading the entire set of standards. The regulatory texts of the National Organic Program standards are available on USDA's National Organic Program Web site. To view the production and handling standards, click on "Regulations" under General Information. Under Regulatory Text, click on "Electronic Code of Federal Regulations."
This set of excerpts should also not be used as a substitute for verifying points of compliance for organic production and handling activities with an accredited organic certifier. For a list of certifiers, click on Certifiers under "I Want Information On" in the NOP Web site index (above).
This is a collection of verbatim excerpts from key parts of the National Organic Program's Final Rule. Organic regulations are found under the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service 7 CFR Part 205. CFR stands for Code of Federal Regulations. Part 205, the National Organic Program, is found under Title 7: Agriculture, one of 50 broad subject areas that are subject to federal regulation.
The Organic Foods Production Act was enacted under the 1990 Farm Bill. The Act, as it is referred to in the text, authorized creation of the USDA National Organic Program to set national standards for the production, handling and processing of organically grown agricultural products. The NOP oversees mandatory certification of organic production. Producers who meet NOP standards may label their products as "USDA Certified Organic." The subparts reference organization levels in each excerpt.
The following sections of Part 205 of the National Organic Program are excerpted below:
§ 205.270 Organic handling requirements
§ 205.271 Facility pest management practice standard
§ 205.272 Commingling and contact with prohibited substance prevention practice standard
Subpart D—Labels, labeling and market information
§ 205.300 Use of the term "organic"
§ 205.301 Product composition
§ 205.302 Calculating the percentage of organically produced ingredients
§ 205.303 Packaged products labeled "100-percent organic" or "organic"
§ 205.304 Packaged products labeled "made with organic (specified ingredients or food groups)" § 205.305 Multi-ingredient packaged products with less than 70 percent organically produced ingredients
§ 205.306 Labeling of livestock feed
§ 205.307 Labeling of non-retail containers used for only shipping or storage of raw or processed agricultural products labeled as "100-percent organic," "organic" or "made with organic (specified ingredients or food groups)"
§ 205.308 Agricultural products in other than packaged form at the point of retail sale that are sold, labeled or represented as "100-percent organic" or "organic"
§ 205.309 Agricultural products in other than packaged form at the point of retail sale that are sold, labeled or represented as "made with organic (specified ingredients or food groups)"
§ 205.310 Agricultural products produced on an exempt or excluded operation
§ 205.311 USDA Seal
The National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances
§ 205.605 Nonagricultural (non-organic) substances allowed as ingredients in or on processed products labeled as "organic" or "made with organic (specified ingredients or food groups)"
§ 205.606 Non-organically produced agricultural products allowed as ingredients in or on processed products labeled as "organic" or "made with organic (specified ingredients or food groups)"
§ 205.2 Terms defined [selected terms for handling operations]