Strengthening Organic Enforcement

What You Need to Know About USDA’s SOE Organic Rule: 2 Key Impacts for Certified Producers

Posted on December 12, 2023 (December 13, 2023) by Karlin Warner

The end of the implementation period for the Strengthening Organic Enforcement (SOE) Rule is fast approaching! Are you a crops, livestock, or wild harvest operation wondering what you need to implement before March 19, 2024, to stay in compliance? Read on! Although much of the new rule is directed toward handling operations like brokers, traders, […]

SOE, Are You Ready?! USDA Issues New Regulations

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Karlin Warner

Today the USDA published the final Strengthening Organic Enforcement (SOE) rule in the Federal Register. This long-awaited regulatory update is intended to reduce fraud, strengthen oversight of both organic operations and certifiers, and improve the USDA’s enforcement tools. OneCert started gearing up two years ago by making sure we have enough experienced staff ready to […]

Introducing OTA’s Organic Fraud Prevention Solutions

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Karlin Warner

From time to time we like to share tools and resources that we think are helpful to our certified organic operations. In this post, we are excited to introduce you to the Organic Trade Association (OTA) Organic Fraud Prevention Solutions. The Organic Fraud Prevention Solutions is a voluntary program designed to help organic businesses minimize […]

Importing Organic Ingredients: Resources & Regulations

Posted on November 20, 2020 (November 20, 2020) by Annie Berical

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The proposed rule requires that most importers & exporters, brokers & traders, and other parties that negotiate sales of organic goods acquire organic certification. […]

The USDA’s Game-Changing Proposed Rule: Open for Comments

Posted on August 24, 2020 (August 24, 2020) by Karlin Warner

On August 5, 2020 the USDA released their “Strengthening Organic Enforcement” proposed rule, opening a 60 day public comment period. The changes are meant to improve organic oversight and to protect integrity in the organic supply chain. The proposal includes: Reduced exemptions from certification requiring more operations to be certified Requirements for import certificates for […]