Annual organic enforcement report released

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program has published its 2020 annual Organic Oversight and Enforcement Report.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program has published its 2020 annual Organic Oversight and Enforcement Report.

The document is available online.

The report includes a summary of investigations and compliance actions, an update on the work of the Organic Agricultural Product Imports Interagency Working Group, and an overview of organic import oversight, according to a news release.

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