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Rolnictwo i żywność · 13/06/2011

National Organic Program; Notice of Draft Guidance for Accredited Certifying Agents and Certified Operations

The National Organic Program (NOP) is announcing the availability of four draft guidance documents intended for use by accredited certifying agents and certified operations. The draft guidance documents are entitled as follows: "The Use of Kelp in Organic Livestock Feed (NOP 5027)"; "Responding to Results from Pesticide Residue Testing (NOP 5028)"; "Seeds, Annual Seedlings, and Planting Stock in Organic Crop Production (NOP 5029)"; and "Evaluating Allowed Ingredients and Sources of Vitamins and Minerals For Organic Livestock Feed, Feed Supplements, and Feed Additives (NOP 5030)". These draft guidance documents are intended to inform the public of NOP's current thinking on these topics. A notice of availability of final guidance on these topics will be issued upon their final approval. Once finalized, these guidance documents will be available from the NOP through "The Program Handbook: Guidance and Instructions for Accredited Certifying Agents (ACAs) and Certified Operations.

Source: Federal Register — Agriculture DepartmentOpen original release →