Exemptions from certification.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

The following operations in paragraphs (a) through (h) of this section are exempt from certification under subpart E of this part and from submitting an organic system plan for acceptance or approval under § 205.201 but must comply with the applicable organic production and handling requirements of subpart C of this part, the applicable labeling requirements of subpart D of this part, and any requirements described in paragraphs (a) through (i) of this section. (a) A production or handling operation that sells agricultural products as “organic” but whose gross agricultural income from organic sales totals $5,000 or less annually. (b) A retail establishment that does not process organically produced agricultural products. (c) A retail establishment that processes, at the point of final sale, agricultural products certified under this part as “100 percent organic,” “organic,” or “made with organic (specified ingredients or food group(s)).” (d) A handling operation that only handles agricultural products that contain less than 70 percent organic ingredients (as described in § 205.301(d)) or that only identifies organic ingredients on the information panel. (e) An operation that only receives, stores, and/or prepares for shipment, but does not otherwise handle, organic agricultural products that: (1) Are enclosed in sealed, tamper-evident packages or containers prior to being received or acquired by the operation; and (2) Remain in the same sealed, tamper-evident packages or cont

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