The 2010 Organic Assessment of China is now available online. Capturing NOP’s assessment of certifying agents operating in China, the report discusses the country’s organic industry, reviews assessment scope and methodology, discusses product and soil sampling results, and draws conclusions about certifier competence in China.

NOP Program Handbook: The majority of the NOP’s guidance, instruction and policy memo documents have been reformatted for the purpose of facilitating consistency in section headings and their contents. This may have caused text to be moved into different sections. Any substantial alterations to the text are noted as “Revision” or “Deletions” in the “Technical Changes” table of the Summary of Changes document.

Employment Opportunity: The NOP is seeking eligible candidates for the position of Agricultural Marketing Specialist in the Standards Division (job announcement number 6NO-2011-0009). Applications must be submitted through usajobs.gov by Monday, July 11, 2011. Learn more & apply online.

NOSB Site Update: The National Organic Standards Board’s final recommendations from their April 26-29, 2011 meeting are now available. View recommendations.

NOP requests that the NOSB consider addressing two topics: unannounced inspections and qualification of organic inspectors (PDFs).