Posted February 12, 2014
The National Agricultural Law Center offers a wide
range of resources, one of which is the National Organic Program Reading Room
available here.
The Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 was enacted to
create “national standards governing the marketing of certain agricultural
products as organically produced products,” to assure consumers that
“organically produced products meet a consistent standard,” and to facilitate
“interstate commerce in fresh and processed food that is organically
produced.” The Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS), an agency within USDA, published a final rule implementing the
OFPA and creating the National Organic Program.
The National Organic Program Reading Room provides
information on major statutes, relevant regulations, links to the case law
index for the National Organic Program, administrative law decisions, Center
research publication, relevant Congressional Research Service reports, and many
other resources.
These resources are provided by the National
Agricultural Law Center as a free service to the public.
