USDA Labeling Program Opens Door For "Biobased" Personal-Care Certification
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Beginning later this month, personal-care marketers will be able to pursue a label identifying their product as "USDA Certified Biobased" under a final rule issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Jan. 20.
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