The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) is pleased to respond to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) proposed rule to amend the National Organic Program (NOP) regulations to reflect the modifications necessitated by the Harvey v. Johanns decision and the 2005 amendments to the Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA). 71 Fed. Reg. 24820 (April 27, 2006). As discussed more fully below, FMI urges USDA to restore the NOP regulations to their pre-Harvey status to the fullest extent permitted by law and are pleased to see that, in many respects, USDA’s proposed amendments accomplish this goal.

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