AMS Final Rule Requires Regular Residue Testing in Organic Agricultural Products
Accredited certifying agents must conduct periodic residue testing of agricultural products that are to be sold, labeled, or represented as “100 percent organic,” “organic,” or made with organic ingredients, the Agricultural Marketing Service said in a final rule amending its…
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National Organic Program regulations. The final rule expands the amount of residue testing of organically produced agricultural products by requiring sampling and testing on a regular basis, and also requires that certifying agents, on an annual basis, sample and conduct residue testing from a minimum or five percent of the operations that they certify.