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Compliance and Enforcement Update

USDA Agricultural Marketing Service sent this bulletin at 05/16/2019 04:37 PM EDT

Compliance and Enforcement Update

NOP today released a new Organic Oversight and Enforcement Update. This periodic update summarizes progress on risk-based oversight and enforcement of the National Organic Standards including global organic control systems and the Dairy Compliance Project. As the organic community grows and supply chains become more complex, NOP continues to increase its oversight capacity to meet the evolving needs of the organic community and to protect farmers and consumers.

Recent Enforcement Actions

Fraudulent Organic Certificates Updated, searchable list of fraudulent organic certificates that falsely represent agricultural products as certified organic under the USDA organic regulations.
Suspensions and Revocations Updates on suspension, revocation and appeal decisions.
Settlement Agreements Summaries of settlement agreements issued to resolve proposed adverse actions and to bring a certifier or operator into full compliance in a fast and efficient manner.
Quarterly Report (Jan - Mar 2019) Quarterly report of incoming complaints and appeals, initial actions taken, suspensions, revocations and case dispositions in
Q2, FY 2019.

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