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Stricter
regulations
New requirements aim to ensure only certified
ingredients are entering the organic supply chain.
by Donna Berry | donnaberry@dairy-food.com
M
uch has changed in the US organic
food and beverage sector since the US
Department of Agriculture National
Organic Program (NOP) was established
in 2000. And 2024 will bring more changes,
everything from stricter regulations to a growing
demand for imports.
To ensure organic remains a reliable
certification for shoppers, NOP issued its
Strengthening Organic Enforcement (SOE)
rule that went into effect on March 20, 2023.
Operations and certifiers must have fully
complied with the rule by March 19, 2024.
The SOE closes loopholes that had enabled
ingredients that do not meet NOP standards to
enter the organic supply chain, leading to fraud.
Key updates include requiring certification
of more of the businesses at critical links in
organic supply chains.
Previously, only operations involved in
producing, processing, packaging and labeling
organic products required certification. The SOE
requires buyers, sellers, brokers and traders to
be certified.
" The USDA estimated 4,000 to 5,000
companies would need new certification, " said
Nate Ensrud, vice president - US technical
services, certification and food safety
solutions, FoodChain ID, Fairfield, Iowa. " Many
organizations think they are exempt when they
are not. It's the middle layer of the supply chain
that is of primary concern.
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" [In the early months
of 2024] the net change
in USDA NOP certified
organic operations in the
US was essentially zero. A noncompliant
company not only affects
its own business but others in the organic
supply chain. Based on the USDA NOP data, I
believe non-compliance is going to happen and
be disruptive. "
Another potential disruption is with imports.
The situation will look far different than the
backlog of cargo ships at ports that occurred
during the pandemic. Non-compliant imports
will be returned to their country of origin
or have to be sold as conventional product,
suggesting there's a chance organic supply will
not meet organic demand.
That's because the SOE requires organic
certificates for all organic imports, along with
recordkeeping and traceability through the
Organic Integrity Database. With many of the
most-sought organic ingredients being imports,
this has been a tedious task, but the industry
believes the result will be worth it.
" The goal is to protect organic integrity
and bolster consumer confidence in the USDA
organic seal, " said Jennifer Tucker, deputy
administrator for USDA NOP.
Maintaining the integrity of the program, in
turn, should fuel continued growth of organic
foods and beverages, a sector that peaked at
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