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8/3/2021: National List Sunset Dates
1/11/2021: USDA-NOP Ends the US-India Organic Recognition Agreement
1/1/2021: US-UK Organic Equivalency Keeps Trade Opportunities Open
7/8/2020: U.S. FDA Policy: CBD Prohibited in Food and Supplements
6/9/2020 Policy Memo: California State Organic Program, Additional Requirements Granted
6/4/2020: US Streamlines Organic Trade with Taiwan
11/26/19 Instruction: Organic Certification of Industrial Hemp
6/3/19 Notice: Certification of Organic Crop Container System
5/2/19 Notice: Organic Integrity Learning Center Launch
7/31/18 Policy Memo: Impact of Prohibited Grain Seed Regulations on Organic Imports
7/31/18 Policy Memo: Impact of Fumigation and Irradiation Requirements on Organic Imports
10/25/17 Interim Instruction: Maintaining the Integrity of Organic Imports
8/10/17 Notice: Oversite of Organic Imports
6/27/17 National List Sunset Dates
12/2/16 Guidance: Appendix of Prohibited Materials for Organic Crop Production
12/2/16 Guidance: Materials for Organic Crop Production Guidance Part 2
12/2/16 Guidance: Materials for Organic Crop Production Guidance Part 1
12/2/16 Guidance: Decision Tree for Classification of Materials as Synthetic or Non-Synthetic
12/2/16 Guidance: Classification of Materials
8/31/16 Treated Lumber (Draft Guidance)
8/30/16 Interim Instruction: Material Review
8/23/16 Instruction: Organic Certification of Industrial Hemp Production
8/2/16 Noncompliance and Adverse Actions Flow Chart
3/31/16 Instruction: Personnel Performance Evaluations
3/11/16 Procedure: National List Petition Guidelines
1/15/16 Guidance: Substance Used in Post-Harvest Handling of Organic Products
1/15/16 Guidance: Natural Resources and Biodiversity Conversation