Sentences with phrase «of certified operations»

(12)(i) Reconsider a certified operation's application for certification and, if necessary, perform a new on - site inspection when it is determined, within 12 months of certifying the operation, that any person participating in the certification process and covered under 205.501 (a)(11)(ii) has or had a conflict of interest involving the applicant.

The Administrator, the applicable State organic program's governing State official, or the certifying agent may conduct an investigation of the certified operation to determine the cause of the prohibited substance.

Not exact matches

«The changing structure of global finance operations and the changing demands placed on the role will simply necessitate different types of experiences and skills,» said a joint report from the Institute of Management Accountants and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

Meanwhile, industry organizations such as the Canadian International Pharmacy Association (CIPA) certify and verify the safety of online operations, and push for legitimacy.

He argues the FDA and pharmaceutical industry are doing Americans a disservice by failing to distinguish the certified sites from the thousands of rogue online operations that sell fake or counterfeit drugs.

This is provided through a team consisting of Certified Financial Planners ™ and operations professionals, who all work together to manage your portfolio.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced a significant increase in the number of certified organic operations, continuing the trend of double digit growth in the organic sector.

Third - party agents around the world certify operations to USDA organic standards and Bioagricert is one of them.

Certified operators, CBs, traders, government officials, consumers, and any other stakeholder can use the system to verify the organic status of any given operation.

The data announced today are publicly available as part of the recently launched Organic Integrity Database, a modernized system for tracking certified organic operations.

In the past, USDA published an updated list of certified organic operations once each year.

(a) A certifying agent may investigate complaints of noncompliance with the Act or regulations of this part concerning production and handling operations certified as organic by the certifying agent.

Increase accreditation authority for NOP over certifying agents and their global operations to require full accreditation audits of satellite offices.

When a prohibited substance is applied to a certified operation due to a Federal or State emergency pest or disease treatment program and the certified operation otherwise meets the requirements of this part, the certification status of the operation shall not be affected as a result of the application of the prohibited substance: Provided, That:

(iii) Not permitting any employee, inspector, contractor, or other personnel to accept payment, gifts, or favors of any kind, other than prescribed fees, from any business inspected: Except, That, a certifying agent that is a not - for - profit organization with an Internal Revenue Code tax exemption or, in the case of a foreign certifying agent, a comparable recognition of not - for - profit status from its government, may accept voluntary labor from certified operations;

Any dispute with respect to denial of certification or proposed suspension or revocation of certification under this part may be mediated at the request of the applicant for certification or certified operation and with acceptance by the certifying agent.

(c) In lieu of accreditation under paragraph (a) of this section, USDA will accept a foreign certifying agent's accreditation to certify organic production or handling operations if:

(a) Site evaluations of accredited certifying agents shall be conducted for the purpose of examining the certifying agent's operations and evaluating its compliance with the Act and the regulations of this part.

An applicant for certification may appeal a certifying agent's notice of denial of certification, and a certified operation may appeal a certifying agent's notification of proposed suspension or revocation of certification to the Administrator, Except, That, when the applicant or certified operation is subject to an approved State organic program the appeal must be made to the State organic program which will carry out the appeal pursuant to the State organic program's appeal procedures approved by the Secretary.

(vi) Ensuring that the decision to certify an operation is made by a person different from those who conducted the review of documents and on - site inspection.

(2) Does not require compliance with any production or handling practices other than those provided for in the Act and the regulations in this part as a condition of use of its identifying mark: Provided, That, certifying agents certifying production or handling operations within a State with more restrictive requirements, approved by the Secretary, shall require compliance with such requirements as a condition of use of their identifying mark by such operations.

(a) The Administrator shall accredit a qualified domestic or foreign applicant in the areas of crops, livestock, wild crops, or handling or any combination thereof to certify a domestic or foreign production or handling operation as a certified operation.

(e) A list of each State or foreign country in which the applicant currently certifies production and handling operations and a list of each State or foreign country in which the applicant intends to certify production or handling operations.

(1) If the Administrator or State organic program sustains a certification applicant's or certified operation's appeal of a certifying agent's decision, the applicant will be issued organic certification, or a certified operation will continue its certification, as applicable to the operation.

(3) The date by which the certified operation must rebut or correct each noncompliance and submit supporting documentation of each such correction when correction is possible.

An applicant who currently certifies production or handling operations must submit: (1) A list of all production and handling operations currently certified by the applicant;

(4) For a certifying agent who is a private entity, the amount and type of security that must be established to protect the rights of production and handling operations certified by such certifying agent.

(2) A certified operation or a person responsibly connected with an operation whose certification has been revoked will be ineligible to receive certification for a period of 5 years following the date of such revocation, Except, That, the Secretary may, when in the best interest of the certification program, reduce or eliminate the period of ineligibility.

(a) The National Organic Program's Program Manager, on behalf of the Secretary, may inspect and review certified production and handling operations and accredited certifying agents for compliance with the Act or regulations in this part.

(ii) Refer a certified operation to a different accredited certifying agent for recertification and reimburse the operation for the cost of the recertification when it is determined that any person covered under 205.501 (a)(11)(i) at the time of certification of the applicant had a conflict of interest involving the applicant.

When rebuttal is unsuccessful or correction of the noncompliance is not completed within the prescribed time period, the certifying agent or State organic program's governing State official shall send the certified operation a written notification of proposed suspension or revocation of certification of the entire operation or a portion of the operation, as applicable to the noncompliance.

(a) A State organic program's governing State official must promptly notify the Secretary of commencement of any noncompliance proceeding against a certified operation and forward to the Secretary a copy of each notice issued.

(b) A noncompliance proceeding, brought by a State organic program's governing State official against a certified operation, shall be appealable pursuant to the appeal procedures of the State organic program.

When a certified operation demonstrates that each noncompliance has been resolved, the certifying agent or the State organic program's governing State official, as applicable, shall send the certified operation a written notification of noncompliance resolution.

(1) If the certified operation fails to correct the noncompliance, to resolve the issue through rebuttal or mediation, or to file an appeal of the proposed suspension or revocation of certification, the certifying agent or State organic program's governing State official shall send the certified operation a written notification of suspension or revocation.

Other provinces have established various organic agriculture support programs, but no regulations have been adopted to require producers or processors of locally produced organic products to have their operations certified.

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You can also see lists of certified farms and CoC operations and newly issued and cancelled certificates (PDFs).

Last week the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) published the 2012 list of certified organic operations.

A big thank you goes to Neil who presented a personalised tour of the operation (needless to say we all walked away with significant purchases of ACO certified licorice to share amongst our family and friends).

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a significant increase in the number of certified organic operations, continuing the trend of double digit growth in the organic sector.

We are third - party certified for food safety in each of the three main areas of our food handling: Greenhouse Production, Harvest Crew, and Packing House operations to the highest level: Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI).

In the absence of certified organic fish operations, buying seafood is a dilemma.

Certification of all stages of organic chain This is a reminder to all certified operations that all stages of the supply chain must be certified.

RSPO certified sustainable palm oil production is comprised of legal, economically viable, environmentally appropriate and socially beneficial management and operations.

Cargill has entered into a supply agreement to provide Unilever's European operations with 10,000 metric tonnes of segregated refined palm oil, certified by the Round Table for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).

Wray Organic was also a stand - out due to their dedication to the certified organic industry, the clear labelling of products as certified in their stores and the expansive mindset they have to continue growing their business and the authenticity with which they are conducting their retailing operations.

Our produce is USDA Certified Organic, which means our vegetable operation adheres to strict standards set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture prohibiting the use of synthetic pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers.

For a producer operation it can take up to 3 years of organic management practices to become fully certified organic, depending on the information you can provide (if you can prove the operation has been organically managed for a certain period of time, the duration can be shorter).

«As consumer awareness continues to increase, more and more restaurants and other foodservice operations are discovering gluten - free products as a mechanism to build loyalty by catering to special dietary needs,» says Tina Battistoni, a senior marketing manager at Rich Products Corp. «Rich's gluten - free products are certified by the Gluten - Free Certification Organization [GFCO],» she explains, «and are individually wrapped to mitigate risk of cross-contamination.