Organic Food Program

Program Manager: Brenda Book
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WSDA Organic Food Program Certification Services National Organic Program Complaints

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WSDA Organic Food Program

The WSDA Organic Food Program, a USDA-accredited certifier, upholds the integrity of the organic label through certification and inspection of organic crop and livestock producers, processors, handlers and retailers. Whether you are looking to market your organic product at home or abroad, WSDA offers certification services to meet your needs. Please browse below to find out how WSDA can put your business on the path to certification.

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Certification Services

• Crop Producers
• Livestock Producers
• Handlers
• Processors
• Retailers
• International Export Program
• Input Material Registration & Approval

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National Organic Program Information

The National Organic Program (NOP) is a federal law that requires all organic food products to meet the same standards and be certified under the same certification process. All organic producers and handlers must be certified by accredited organic certification agencies unless exempt or excluded from certification (under $5,000 in sales, retailers)

• National Organic Program [External Link]
• NOP Summary 2006 (PDF 223 KB)
• Organic Requirements Simplified (PDF 65 KB)

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Complaints

The WSDA Organic Food Program is dedicated to organic integrity and professional service. We have established a complaint procedure to help ensure that complaints from applicants for certification, certified operations and the public are addressed in a timely manner. With any complaint, complete and accurate information allows us to review or investigate the issue successfully. Helpful details include: date, time and place of alleged infraction, pictures of noncompliant signage or product labels, your full name and contact information and/or any other details that help follow up on the complaint. Anonymous complaints cannot be accepted.

Depending on the type of complaint, it should be submitted in the following manner:

Complaint against a WSDA-certified party
To file a complaint against a WSDA-certified party, please contact our program directly at the contact information here with as much information as possible regarding the complaint.

Complaint against a non-certified party
Complaints against non-certified parties should be forwarded directly to the compliance office at the National Organic Program. To file a complaint directly with the National Organic Program, please contact them with as much information as possible regarding the complaint. For contact information click here. For their complaint process, click here.

Complaint against a WSDA Organic Food Program Employee
We value your feedback and strive to offer the service you expect. If you feel we have not met this goal, we want to hear from you. Please contact our program directly at the contact information here with the details of your concerns and we will promptly respond to them.

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