LEX-FAOC063374

Organic Foods Production Act of 1990.

An Act to promote the production of organically produced foods through the establishment of a national standard production for organically produced products and providing for the labelling of organically produced products, and for other purposes. It is the purpose of this Title— (1) to establish national standards governing the marketing of certain agricultural products as organically produced products; (2) to assure consumers that organically produced products meet a consistent standard; and (3) to facilitate interstate commerce in fresh and processed food that is organically produced. The Secretary shall establish an organic certification program. The Act applies also to (capture) fish and game. The Secretary shall establish a National List of approved and prohibited substances that shall be included in the standards for organic production and handling established under this title in order for such products to be sold or labelled as organically produced under this title.

Regional Info

Country: 

United States of America

Language (ISO Code): 

USA
Categories

Policy Type: 

Commerce

Sector: 

Agriculture

Scale: 

National
Temporal Info

Date - Original Text: 

28/12/1990

Date - Consolidation: 

10/11/2005