The Organic Trade Association will host a special briefing for USDA-accredited certifying agents about Organic Fraud Prevention Solutions on Wednesday, April 7th 2021, 2:00-3:00 p.m. EST. Attendance at this briefing is limited to Accredited Certifying Agents and IOIA Members only. If you are not an ACA or IOIA Member, please contact Adrienne Messe to attend one of our regular monthly info sessions to learn more about Organic Fraud Prevention Solutions.
Organic Fraud Prevention Solutions is a program that organic businesses may voluntarily enroll in to help minimize or eliminate organic fraud. The program is based on buyer responsibility and supply chain management, and provides companies with a risk-based process for developing and implementing an organic fraud prevention plan. The program complements and reinforces organic certification and enforcement efforts of USDA’s National Organic Program and accredited certifiers through promotion of industry-wide, best practices for improving the resilience and overall integrity of global organic supply chains. Check out the Organic Fraud Prevention Solutions Participant Handbook that provides an overview of this fraud prevention program and the steps required to successfully complete the enrollment process. Please note 7 and 8!
The final steps of the Organic Fraud Prevention Solutions enrollment process is for the participating company to update its Organic System Plan with their completed Organic Fraud Prevention Plan. This info session will provide an in-depth opportunity to learn more about the role of the accredited certifier in this process, what to expect and how to prepare. Our first participants started the enrollment process in late 2020, and some have begun to submit their Organic Fraud Prevention Plans in 2021. This session will be your best opportunity to learn more, ask questions and help make this important program a huge success. For more background information, please reference the presentation we provided at the January 2019 ACA Training.
