7 CFR 205.105

§ 205.105 Allowed and prohibited substances, methods, and ingredients in organic production and handling.

United States · 7 CFR — Agriculture · Status: effective

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Citation: 7 CFR 205.105, § 205.105 Allowed and prohibited substances, methods, and ingredients in organic production and handling, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/17182
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To be sold or labeled as “100 percent organic,” “organic,” or “made with organic (specified ingredients or food group(s)),” the product must be produced and handled without the use of: (a) Synthetic substances and ingredients, except as provided in § 205.601 or § 205.603; (b) Nonsynthetic substances prohibited in § 205.602 or § 205.604; (c) Nonagricultural substances used in or on processed products, except as otherwise provided in § 205.605; (d) Nonorganic agricultural substances used in or on processed products, except as otherwise provided in § 205.606; (e) Excluded methods, except for vaccines: Provided, That, the vaccines are approved in accordance with § 205.600(a); (f) Ionizing radiation, as described in Food and Drug Administration regulation, 21 CFR 179.26; and (g) Sewage sludge.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.