§205.105. Allowed and prohibited substances, methods, and ingredients in organic production and handling. — Inbound Citations

(b) Have had no prohibited substances, as listed in § 205.105, applied to it for a period of 3 years immediately preceding harvest of the crop; and

(a) A wild crop that is intended to be sold, labeled, or represented as organic must be harvested from a designated area that has had no prohibited substance, as set forth in § 205.105, applied to it for a period of 3 years immediately preceding the harvest of the wild crop.

(d) Upon receiving a shipment with organic agricultural products, the organic importer must ensure the import is accompanied by accurate NOP Import Certificate data and must verify that the shipment has had no contact with prohibited substances pursuant to § 205.272 or exposure to ionizing radiation pursuant to § 205.105, since export. The organic importer must have a documented organic control system to conduct this verification.

(e) Temporary variances will not be granted for any practice, material, or procedure prohibited under § 205.105.

(1) Practices prohibited under paragraphs (e) and (f) of § 205.105.

(1) Be produced using excluded methods, pursuant to § 205.105(e);

(1) Practices prohibited under paragraphs (e) and (f) of § 205.105.

(2) Be processed using ionizing radiation, pursuant to § 205.105(f);

(3) Be produced using sewage sludge, pursuant to § 205.105(g);