§ 6510. Handling

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.

1. 1990

   Organic Foods Production Act of 1990

   Pub. L. 101–624 title XXI § 2111 · 104 Stat. 3359

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 6510

   Pub. L. 101–624, title XXI, § 2111, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3941

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 101–624, title XXI, § 2111, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3941

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 2111. HANDLING. (a) In General.— For a handling operation to be certified under this title, each person on such handling operation shall not, with respect to any agricultural product covered by this title— (1) add any synthetic ingredient during the processing or any post harvest handling of the product; (2) add any ingredient known to contain levels of nitrates, heavy metals, or toxic residues in excess of those permitted by the applicable organic certification program; (3) add any sulfites, nitrates, or nitrites; (4) add any ingredients that are not organically produced in accordance with this title and the applicable organic certification program, unless such ingredients are included on the National List and represent not more than 5 percent of the weight of the total finished product (excluding salt and water); (5) use any packaging materials, storage containers or bins that contain synthetic fungicides, preservatives, or fumigants; (6) use any bag or container that had previously been in contact with any substance in such a manner as to compromise the organic quality of such product; or (7) use, in such product water that does not meet all Safe Drinking Water Act requirements. (b) Meat.— For a farm or handling operation to be organically certified under this title, producers on such farm or persons on such handling operation shall ensure that organically produced meat does not come in contact with nonorganically produced meat.

2. 1991

   Pub. L. 102–237 title X § 1001(3) · 105 Stat. 1818

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 6510(a)(1)

   Pub. L. 102–237 substituted “postharvest” for “post harvest”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 102–237 substituted “postharvest” for “post harvest”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (3) in section 2111(a)(1) (7 U.S.C. 6510(a)(1)), by striking “post harvest” and inserting “postharvest”;

3. 2000

   Pub. L. 106–387 § 1(a)(tVII)(s748) · 114 Stat. 1549

   Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 6510(a)(3)

   Pub. L. 106–387 inserted “except in the production of wine,” after “sulfites,”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 106–387 inserted “except in the production of wine,” after “sulfites,”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) The provisions of H.R. 5426 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on October 6, 2000, are hereby enacted into law.

4. 2005

   Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006

   Pub. L. 109–97 title VII § 797(a) · 119 Stat. 2120

   Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 6510(a)(1)

   Pub. L. 109–97 inserted “not appearing on the National List” after “ingredient”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 109–97 inserted “not appearing on the National List” after “ingredient”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 2111(a)(1) of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6510(a)(1)) is amended by inserting “not appearing on the National List” after “ingredient”.

4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision