Industry-supported efforts to update organic food standards could finally move forward after being held at a standstill for years by the US Department of Agriculture if bipartisan legislation introduced in the House late last week becomes law.
The Continuous Improvement and Accountability in Organic Standards Act (CIAO) introduced April 30 by members of the House Organic Caucus, including Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., would require USDA to issue a final rule implementing within two years recommendations passed by the National Organic Standards Board, which advises the agency on oversight of the National Organic Program.
It also would require USDA to clear a backlog of recommendations NOSB made to improve the organic program, including 20 that have been made in the past 10 years that have not been finalized through rulemaking, according to the Organic Trade Association.
Bipartisan legislation shapes the road forward for organic
Organic Trade Association applauds lawmakers and broad coalition for support of farmers, businesses, and consumers
April 30, 2021 12:37 ET | Source: Organic Trade Association Organic Trade Association Washington, District of Columbia, UNITED STATES
Washington, D.C., April 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) The Organic Trade Association on Friday applaudedthe introduction of legislation that puts in place an improved federal process for the oversight of organic that will bring the government up to speed with the modern organic sector, and will enable organic’s improvement and advancement to continue to forge ahead into the future.
Representing the most significant assessment to date of the National Organic Program’s trackrecord on advancing standards as a primary function of organic’s public-private partnership, the Continuous Improvement and Accountability in Organic S
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