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US National Organic Program In No Rush To Police Organic Personal Care

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Developing standards explicitly for organic claims in personal care, with a view to policing the sector, is currently low on the NOP’s regulatory priority list, though the National Organic Standards Board recommended it in 2009. The USDA’s Agriculture Marketing Service is taking comments to inform NOP regulatory priorities and holding a public listening session on 21 March.

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