New Organic Products Regulation

As indicated in the revised February newsletter the revised Canada Organic Products Regulation was introduced in mid February. There is a 75-day comment period on this regulation which will end on April 29th, 2009. For more details you can see the article from the February newsletter at: http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/organic/news/2009-02a2.htm

Or go to the CFIA webpage for organic at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/orgbio/orgbioe.shtml

The revised Regulation is posted at: http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2009/2009-02-14/html/reg1-eng.html

The new revised standards are currently available at: http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/cgsb/on_the_net/organic/index-e.html.