In response to a request by the Organic Trade Association, USDA’s National Organic Program (NOP) is extending the comment deadline by 60 days on its Draft Guidance on Calculating the Percentage of Organic Ingredients in Multi-Ingredient Products. The new deadline is April 7. The draft guidance clarifies the standards for calculating organic percentages for finished products, including products that […]
USDA’s National Organic Program (NOP) has extended the comment period for the 2017 Sunset Review Amendments to the National List proposed rule by 30 days to April 19. Consistent with the NOSB recommendations made to NOP in 2015, the proposed Sunset rule would remove 11 non-organic inputs from the National List for allowed use in organic production […]
Registration is open for the Organic Trade Association’s Organic Week in Washington, D.C., May 22-25. The agenda will include The Organic Center’s Confluences Summit May 22-23, OTA Member Working Sessions May 23, OTA’s Policy Conference at the Newseum May 24, and OTA Advocacy Day May 25. During this week, OTA and its members will advocate […]
The March 20 comment deadline is quickly approaching for the proposed GRO Organic Check-off proposal. The complete text of the proposal is available for review on the Federal Register, or you can find a summary of the program and an excerpt of the proposed regulation here. OTA staff is ready to work with you to write a detailed comment […]
Civil Eats published a well-balanced article on the proposed organic check-off when USDA first published it in the Federal Register last month. The piece by Sarah Shembus outlines background information leading up to the proposal, and how the program has been designed to address critical challenges for organic. It also summarizes how the organic check-off […]
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