§ 6510. — Handling.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC6510]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 94--ORGANIC CERTIFICATION
Sec. 6510. Handling
(a) In general
For a handling operation to be certified under this chapter, each
person on such handling operation shall not, with respect to any
agricultural product covered by this chapter--
(1) add any synthetic ingredient during the processing or any
postharvest handling of the product;
(2) add any ingredient known to contain levels of nitrates,
heavy metals, or toxic residues in excess of those permitted by the
applicable organic certification program;
(3) add any sulfites, except in the production of wine,
nitrates, or nitrites;
(4) add any ingredients that are not organically produced in
accordance with this chapter and the applicable organic
certification program, unless such ingredients are included on the
National List and represent not more than 5 percent of the weight of
the total finished product (excluding salt and water);
(5) use any packaging materials, storage containers or bins that
contain synthetic fungicides, preservatives, or fumigants;
(6) use any bag or container that had previously been in contact
with any substance in such a manner as to compromise the organic
quality of such product; or
(7) use, in such product water that does not meet all Safe
Drinking Water Act [42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.] requirements.
(b) Meat
For a farm or handling operation to be organically certified under
this chapter, producers on such farm or persons on such handling
operation shall ensure that organically produced meat does not come in
contact with nonorganically produced meat.
(Pub. L. 101-624, title XXI, Sec. 2111, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3941;
Pub. L. 102-237, title X, Sec. 1001(3), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1893;
Pub. L. 106-387, Sec. 1(a) [title VII, Sec. 748], Oct. 28, 2000, 114
Stat. 1549, 1549A-41.)
References in Text
The Safe Drinking Water Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(7), is title
XIV of act July 1, 1944, as added Dec. 16, 1974, Pub. L. 93-523,
Sec. 2(a), 88 Stat. 1660, as amended, which is classified generally to
subchapter XII (Sec. 300f et seq.) of chapter 6A of Title 42, The Public
Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code,
see Short Title note set out under section 201 of Title 42 and Tables.
Amendments
2000--Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 106-387 inserted ``except in the
production of wine,'' after ``sulfites,''.
1991--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 102-237 substituted ``postharvest''
for ``post harvest''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 6506, 6518 of this title.
