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National Organic Program Issues Four Final Guidance Documents

The National Organic Program (NOP) has announced the availability of four final guidance documents to help accredited certifying agents and certified operations comply with NOP regulations. Titled “Compost and Vermicompost in Organic Crop Production (NOP 5021),” “Wild Crop Harvesting (NOP 5022),’’ ‘‘Commingling and Contamination Prevention in Organic Production and Handling (NOP 5025),’’ and ‘‘The Use of Chlorine Materials in Organic Production and Handling (NOP 5026),’’ the documents are also “intended to inform the public of NOP’s current thinking on these topics.” See Federal Register, May 6, 2011.

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