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Overview. The National Organic Program (NOP) is a regulatory program housed within the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service. We are responsible for developing national standards for organically-produced agricultural products. These standards assure consumers that products with the USDA organic seal meet consistent, uniform standards. Our regulations do not address food safety or nutrition.
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Allow organic operations certified to the USDA organic or foreign organic standard to be labeled and sold as organic in both countries.
U.S. – Japan Organic Trade Partnership
U.S. – European Union Organic Trade Partnership
U.S. – Canada Organic Trade Partnership
Allow a foreign government to accredit organic certifiers in that country to the USDA organic standards.