The USDA's certification requirements for imports of organic products from India continue to increase

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Organic Program (NOP) is changing the way it regulates imports from India, according to food safety news.com.au.
U.S. Department of Agriculture will terminate its accreditation agreement, which allows accredited certification bodies accredited by the Bureau of Agricultural and Processed Foods Export Development (APEDA) to provide USDA organic certification in India.
APEDA is the highest body under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the Government of India.
this decision has begun a transition period that will allow APEDA-certified certification bodies in India to apply for USDA organic standards that are directly certified by USDA-certified certification bodies.
products exported from India to the United States will need to be certified by a USDA certifier.
this transition will help mitigate the impact of this change on the market.
this period, the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), which oversees NOP, will work closely with certification bodies to communicate the transition process and assess progress.
will also strengthen market monitoring and will work closely with APRADA on execution needs.
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