- USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) administers the National Organic Program (NOP) as authorized by the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (OFPA). The USDA organic regulations, which were published on
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Federal Appeals Court Upholds USDA Decision Not to Ban “Organic” Label for Hydroponics
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9th Circ. Says Hydroponic Food Can Use ‘Organic’ Labels (subscription to Law360 required)
- As previously covered on this blog, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Feedback Sought on Regulation of Inert Ingredients in Pesticides for Organic Production
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- On September 2, 2022, the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), which administers the National Organic Program (NOP), issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) in which it requested the
CFS Argues USDA Hydroponic Position Erodes Organic Standards
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- On June 6, consumer interest advocacy groups and various organic farmers, including the Center for Food Safety (CFS) and Swanton Berry Farms, Inc., filed an appellants’ reply brief against the
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USDA Amends Organic Origin of Livestock Requirements
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- On April 5, the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) amended the Origin of Livestock (OOL) requirements for dairy animals under the USDA organic regulations. AMS amended the requirements to increase
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USDA Request to Affirm Hydroponics Organic Labeling
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USDA Asks 9th Circ. To Affirm ‘Organic’ Hydroponics Label – [ 1465000-1465037-https-ecf-ca9-uscourts-gov-n-beam-servlet-transportroom-servlet-showdoc-009033262160.pdf]
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has asked the Ninth Circuit to uphold a California federal judge’s
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Organic Advocates Ask CA Judge to Remand the NBFDS
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- On November 23, organic food industry groups and advocates filed a Motion for Summary Judgment asking a California federal judge to declare the USDA’s National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (NBFDS)
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Court Backs USDA: Hydroponics Qualify for Organic
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- On March 18, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) motion for summary judgement and found that USDA did
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US-UK Equivalency Agreement for Organic Products Enters into Effect
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- Effective January 1, 2021, a new US-UK equivalence agreement ensures that organic products certified to either USDA or UK standards may be labelled and sold as organic in both countries.
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Organic Interests Contest USDA Certification of Hydroponics
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- A coalition of organic farmers and the Center for Food Safety recently filed for summary judgment in their challenge of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) denial of a petition
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