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Mofga Certification Services

USDA National Organic Program

Organic Product Categories

1 “100% Organic”

All ingredients 100% organic, organic processing aids

1 “Organic”

Minimum 95% organic agricultural ingredients

May include non agricultural ingredients on Nat’l List 205.605

May include non-orgranicagricultural ingredients on 205.606 list

Organic Product Categories

3 “Made with Organic…”

Minimum 70% organic agric. ingredients

May include non agricultural ingredients on 205.605 list

May include non-organic agricultural ingredients not on

205.606 list (with big 3 affidavit)

BIG 3 – PROHIBITED

Genetically engineered/modified ingredients

Ingredients produced w/ sewage sludge

Ionizing radiation

National List

(205.605 and 205.606) Allowed Synthetic and non synthetic

ingredients unless on 605 list No Synthetic solvents

No Sulfites, nitrates, nitrites

Non-organic agricultural ingredients when organic is available (limited to Made With… labeling and must have Big 3 Affidavit)

Labeling “mays”

“100% organic” & “organic” may display

organic claim and NOP certifier logos

“Made with” maynotuse NOP logo but

may use certifiers logo

Certifiers logo must not be more

prominent than NOP logo

Less than 70% products - may only

identify org. ingredients in ingredient list,

No logo’s

Labeling “MUSTS”

All organic retail product labelsMUST:

Identify organic ingredients in ingredient list

Showstatement “Certified organic by

MOFGA” below producer/distributor name

&address

Have Lot Number for traceability

MCS Application Process

Organic handling plan

Product profiles

Non-agricultural substances must meet National List annotations

Pest management plan

Standard operating procedures (SOP) to prevent contamination or commingling

Fee

Licenses must be current, water test

Records

Production & sales records with lot

numbers for traceability

Ingredient records & lot numbers

Logs for product batches, cleaning, pest

management, etc.

Certified status of purchased ingredients

Records must be inclusive enough to

complete Audit Trail and Mass Balance

Contact Mofga Certification

Kate Newkirk or Joan Cheetham

Phone: 207-568-4142

Email: certification@mofga.org

Web: www.mofgacertification.org

USDA NOP website:

www.ams.usda.gov/nop