Title 7 — Agriculture
Chapter 94 — Organic Certification
§ 6505. Compliance requirements
Statutory text
Domestic products
In general
On or after —
a person may sell or label an agricultural product as organically produced only if such product is produced and handled in accordance with this chapter; and
no person may affix a label to, or provide other market information concerning, an agricultural product if such label or information implies, directly or indirectly, that such product is produced and handled using organic methods, except in accordance with this chapter.
USDA standards and seal
A label affixed, or other market information provided, in accordance with paragraph (1) may indicate that the agricultural product meets Department of Agriculture standards for organic production and may incorporate the Department of Agriculture seal.
Imported products
Imported agricultural products may be sold or labeled as organically produced if the Secretary determines that such products have been produced and handled under an organic certification program that provides safeguards and guidelines governing the production and handling of such products that are at least equivalent to the requirements of this chapter.
Exemptions for processed food
Subsection (a) shall not apply to agricultural products that—
contain at least 50 percent organically produced ingredients by weight, excluding water and salt, to the extent that the Secretary, in consultation with the National Organic Standards Board and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, has determined to permit the word “organic” to be used on the principal display panel of such products only for the purpose of describing the organically produced ingredients; or
contain less than 50 percent organically produced ingredients by weight, excluding water and salt, to the extent that the Secretary, in consultation with the National Organic Standards Board and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, has determined to permit the word “organic” to appear on the ingredient listing panel to describe those ingredients that are organically produced in accordance with this chapter.
Small farmer exemption
Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to persons who sell no more than $5,000 annually in value of agricultural products.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Organic Foods Production Act of 1990
Pub. L. 101–624 title XXI § 2106 · 104 Stat. 3359
Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 6505
(Pub. L. 101–624, title XXI, § 2106, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3937.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 101–624, title XXI, § 2106, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3937.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 2106. COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS. (a) Domestic Products.— (1) In general.— On or after October 1, 1993— (A) a person may sell or label an agricultural product as organically produced only if such product is produced and handled in accordance with this title; and (B) no person may affix a label to, or provide other market information concerning, an agricultural product if such label or information implies, directly or indirectly, that such product is produced and handled using organic methods, except in accordance with this title. (2) USDA standards and seal.— A label affixed, or other market information provided, in accordance with paragraph (1) may indicate that the agricultural product meets Department of Agriculture standards for organic production and may incorporate the Department of Agriculture seal. (b) Imported Products.— Imported agricultural products may be sold or labeled as organically produced if the Secretary determines that such products have been produced and handled under an organic certification program that provides safeguards and guidelines governing the production and handling of such products that are at least equivalent to the requirements of this title. (c) Exemptions for Processed Food.— Subsection (a) shall not apply to agricultural products that— (1) contain at least 50 percent organically produced ingredients by weight, excluding water and salt, to the extent that the Secretary, in consultation with the National Organic Standards Board and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, has determined to permit the word “organic” to be used on the principal display panel of such products only for the purpose of describing the organically produced ingredients; or (2) contain less than 50 percent organically produced ingredients by weight, excluding water and salt, to the extent that the Secretary, in consultation with the National Organic Standards Board and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, has determined to permit the word “organic” to appear on the ingredient listing panel to describe those ingredients that are organically produced in accordance with this title. (d) Small Farmer Exemption.— Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to persons who sell no more than $5,000 annually in value of agricultural products.
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