7 U.S.C. § 6501

Purposes

Edition 2026

It is the purpose of this chapter—
(1) to establish national standards governing the marketing of certain agricultural products as organically produced products;
(2) to assure consumers that organically produced products meet a consistent standard; and
(3) to facilitate interstate commerce in fresh and processed food that is organically produced.

Amendment history

(Pub. L. 101–624, title XXI, § 2102, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3935.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Short Title Pub. L. 101–624, title XXI, § 2101, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3935, provided that: “This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Organic Foods Production Act of 1990’.”

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