19.02.2021 | USDA terminates equivalence recognition of Indian organic control system The USDA recently announced that they will end the organic recognition agreement with India, a scheme that had been in place since 2006. In the future Indian organic operators will have to apply for direct certification by USDA-accredited certifiers to the USDA organic standards. Current organic operators that are certified by Indian APEDA-accredited certifiers are granted a transition period. By mid March 2021, USDA-accredited certifiers will be able to list on the Organic...