- On September 30, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon dismissed a complaint filed by Pratum Farm, LLC which challenged the Strengthening Organic Enforcement (SOE) provisions regarding
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Implementation of Strengthening Organic Enforcement Rule Begins this Month
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- As we blogged about earlier this year, USDA will begin enforcing (i.e., implementing) the Strengthening Organic Enforcement (SOE) final rule on March 19, 2024.
- The SOE rule, which makes changes
Amendment to House Bill Threatens Funding of Organic Standards
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- Representative Keith Self (R-Texas) submitted an amendment to H.R. 4368, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2024. The amendment would prohibit funds
Hepatitis A Outbreak Linked to Frozen, Organic Strawberries
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- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are renewing public health warnings that address the continuing hepatitis A outbreak traced to
USDA Finalizes the Strengthening Organic Enforcement Rule
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- 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
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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