Regulations last checked for updates: May 20, 2024

Title 7 - Agriculture last revised: Nov 16, 2024
§ 205.310 - Agricultural products produced or processed by an exempt operation.

(a) An agricultural product organically produced or processed by an exempt operation must not:

(1) Display the USDA seal or any certifying agent's seal or other identifying mark which represents the exempt operation as a certified organic operation; or

(2) Be represented as a certified organic product or certified organic ingredient to any buyer.

(b) An agricultural product organically produced or processed by an exempt operation may be identified as an organic product or organic ingredient in a multi-ingredient product produced by the exempt operation. Such product or ingredient must not be identified or represented as “organic” in a product processed by others.

(c) Such product is subject to requirements specified in paragraph (a) of § 205.300, and paragraphs (f)(1) through (f)(7) of § 205.301.

[65 FR 80637, Dec. 21, 2000, as amended at 88 FR 3623, Jan. 19, 2023]
authority: 7 U.S.C. 6501-6524.
source: 65 FR 80637, Dec. 21, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 7 CFR 205.310