21 Jul 2017

Perdue Applauds President Trump for Selections of McKinney & Clovis for USDA Posts

By USDA Office of Communications

(Washington, D.C., July 19, 2017) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded President Donald J. Trump’s declaration of intent to nominate Ted McKinney for Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs and Dr. Sam Clovis for Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics.

19 Jul 2017

Secretary Perdue Announces New Leadership for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services

By USDA Office of Communications

(Washington, D.C., July 19, 2017) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today named three individuals to take on leadership roles within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (FNCS).

14 Jul 2017

NOP Alert: Fraudulent Certificates Posted

By USDA Office of Communications

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP) has revised its webpage for posting fraudulent organic certificates. The text-based list of fraudulent certificates has been replaced with a more user-friendly, downloadable spreadsheet. The new spreadsheet makes it easier for users to review, search, and sort the list.

12 Jul 2017

AMS National Organic Program Strengthens Organic Control Systems through Training

By USDA Office of Communications

The National Organic Program Hosts Organic Control Systems Training in Chile

10 Jul 2017

2017 Sunset Review Final Rule

By USDA Office of Communications

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has published the Sunset 2017 final rule.  

Removals from the National List. This final rule removes the following three synthetic substances and five nonorganic agricultural substances from the National List for use in organic production and handling. 

03 Jul 2017

In China, Perdue Welcomes U.S. Beef back to Market

By USDA Office of Communications

Slices Ceremonial Prime Rib, Meets with Chinese Officials in Beijing

29 Jun 2017

Organic Integrity Database Updates

By USDA Office of Communications

The Organic Integrity Database (INTEGRITY) is in its second full year of production, and we have recent updates to share! 

Database Upgrades and New Releases 

The INTEGRITY team continues to use certifier and user feedback to add new functionality to the system. Here are some new database features:

27 Jun 2017

USDA Publishes Response to April 2017 National Organic Standards Board Recommendations

By USDA Office of Communications

The National Organic Program (NOP) sent a memo to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) responding to NOSB recommendations made during its April 2017 meeting in Denver, CO. The memo includes a brief summary of each of the NOSB recommendations and the NOP’s response.  View the

27 Jun 2017

Secretary Perdue to Travel to China to Mark Return of U.S. Beef

By USDA Office of Communications

Events in Beijing and Shanghai on Friday and Saturday

 

26 Jun 2017

Perdue: USDA Halting Import of Fresh Brazilian Beef

By USDA Office of Communications

(Washington, DC, June 22, 2017) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the suspension of all imports of fresh beef from Brazil because of recurring concerns about the safety of the products intended for the American market.  The suspension of shipments will remain in place until the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture takes corrective action which the USDA finds satisfactory.

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