Grow Organic? Have You Read the Proposed Strengthening Organic Enforcement Rule?
This article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. On August 5, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) published the Strengthening Organic Enforcement (SOE) Proposed Rule. The SOE Proposed Rule, according to the USDA AMS, amends the USDA organic regulations to strengthen oversight and enforcement of the production, handling, and sale of organic agricultural products. The proposed changes