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7 CFR §205.105

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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:
  1. (a)Synthetic substances and ingredients, except as provided in § 205.601 or § 205.603;
  2. (b)Nonsynthetic substances prohibited in § 205.602 or § 205.604;
  3. (c)Nonagricultural substances used in or on processed products, except as otherwise provided in § 205.605;
  4. (d)Nonorganic agricultural substances used in or on processed products, except as otherwise provided in § 205.606;
  5. (e)Excluded methods, except for vaccines: Provided, That, the vaccines are approved in accordance with § 205.600(a);
  6. (f)Ionizing radiation, as described in Food and Drug Administration regulation, 21 CFR 179.26; and
  7. (g)Sewage sludge.