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How regulatory standards are important for Organic production

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“Organic food” means food products that have been produced in accordance with specified standards for organic food production.

Food Business Operator shall comply with all the provisions of Food Safety and Standards (Organic Foods) Regulation, 2017

Manufacture, pack, sell etc., of organic food: No person shall manufacture, pack, sell, offer for sale, market or otherwise distribute or import any organic food unless they comply with the regulations.

Applicability of the systems:
(1) The organic food offered or promoted for sale shall also comply with all the applicable provisions of one of the following systems, namely: –
(i) National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP);
(ii) Participatory Guarantee System for India (PGS-India).
(iii) Any other system or standards as may be notified by the Food Authority from time to time.
(2) The Organic food which is marketed through direct sales by the small original producer or producer organisation, as determined by the Food Authority from time to time, to the end consumer shall be exempted from the provisions of the systems.
(3) Aggregators or Intermediaries who collect organic food from small original producer or producer organization and sell it to the end consumer directly, are exempted from the provisions of the systems and they shall maintain records of traceability and comply with any of the provisions of the systems and organic food shall not carry Food Safety and Standard Authority of India’s organic logo.

Labelling:
(1) Labelling on the package of organic food shall convey full and accurate information on the organic status of the product. Such product may carry a certification or quality assurance mark of one of the systems mentioned in regulation 4 in addition to the Food Safety and Standard Authority of India’s organic logo.
(2) All organic foods shall comply with the packaging and labelling requirements specified under the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011 in addition to the labelling requirements under one of the applicable systems mentioned in regulation 4. 1[(3) In-conversion products under PGS-India may be labelled as ‘PGS-Green’ and may also be labelled as ‘In-conversion to organic’ and the conversion products under NPOP may be labelled as ‘In-conversion to organic’ and shall mention the year of conversion and such in-conversion products shall not carry Food Safety and Standard Authority of India’s organic logo.

Traceability:
Traceability shall be established upto the producer level as applicable under the systems mentioned in regulation 4 and it shall include any other requirements prescribed by the Food Authority to maintain the organic integrity of the food product.

Requirement to comply with the provision of the other regulations made under the Act:
Without prejudice to the provisions of these regulations, all organic food shall comply with the relevant provisions, as applicable, under the Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011. The organic food shall also comply with relevant provisions, as applicable under the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011 except for residues of insecticides for which the maximum limits shall be 5% of the maximum limits prescribed or Level of Quantification (LoQ) whichever is higher.

Display:
The seller of organic food either exclusively or as part of his retail merchandise shall display such food in a manner distinguishable from the display of non-organic food.

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