TITLE 7 - AGRICULTURE

SUBTITLE B - REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

SUBCHAPTER M - ORGANIC FOODS PRODUCTION ACT PROVISIONS

PART 205 - NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM

subpart d - LABELS, LABELING, AND MARKET INFORMATION

205.304 - Packaged products labeled “made with organic (specified ingredients or food group(s)).”

  (a) Agricultural products in packages described in 205.301(c) may display on the principal display panel, information panel, and any other panel and on any labeling or market information concerning the product: (1) The statement: (i) Made with organic (specified ingredients): Provided, That, the statement does not list more than three organically produced ingredients; or (ii) Made with organic (specified food groups): Provided, That, the statement does not list more than three of the following food groups: beans, fish, fruits, grains, herbs, meats, nuts, oils, poultry, seeds, spices, sweeteners, and vegetables or processed milk products; and, Provided further, That, all ingredients of each listed food group in the product must be organically produced; and (iii) Which appears in letters that do not exceed one-half the size of the largest type size on the panel and which appears in its entirety in the same type size, style, and color without highlighting.

  (2) The percentage of organic ingredients in the product. The size of the percentage statement must not exceed one-half the size of the largest type size on the panel on which the statement is displayed and must appear in its entirety in the same type size, style, and color without highlighting.

  (3) The seal, logo, or other identifying mark of the certifying agent that certified the handler of the finished product.

  (b) Agricultural products in packages described in 205.301(c) must: (1) In the ingredient statement, identify each organic ingredient with the word, organic, or with an asterisk or other reference mark which is defined below the ingredient statement to indicate the ingredient is organically produced. Water or salt included as ingredients cannot be identified as organic.

  (2) On the information panel, below the information identifying the handler or distributor of the product and preceded by the statement, Certified organic by ***, or similar phrase, identify the name of the certifying agent that certified the handler of the finished product: Except, That, the business address, Internet address, or telephone number of the certifying agent may be included in such label.

  (c) Agricultural products in packages described in 205.301(c) must not display the USDA seal.