On August 11, 2017 the U.S. Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP) issued a notification to all accredited
certifiers regarding grain imported from several countries that was fraudulently represented as organic.
On August 11, 2017 the U.S. Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP) issued a notification to all accredited
certifiers regarding an ongoing fraud investigation that involves noncertified brokers and identifies a lack of control of organic integrity at ports of entry.