7 C.F.R. § 205.105

Allowed and prohibited substances, methods, and ingredients in organic production and handling

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To be sold or labeled as “100 percent organic,” “organic,” or “made with organic (specified ingredients or food group(s)),” the product must be produced and handled without the use of:

(a) Synthetic substances and ingredients, except as provided in § 205.601 or § 205.603;

(b) Nonsynthetic substances prohibited in § 205.602 or § 205.604;

(c) Nonagricultural substances used in or on processed products, except as otherwise provided in § 205.605;

(d) Nonorganic agricultural substances used in or on processed products, except as otherwise provided in § 205.606;

(e) Excluded methods, except for vaccines: Provided, That, the vaccines are approved in accordance with § 205.600(a);

(f) Ionizing radiation, as described in Food and Drug Administration regulation, 21 CFR 179.26; and

(g) Sewage sludge.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2005–2021 · leading case: Cnty. Sanitation Dist. No. 2 v. Cnty. of Kern, 27 Cal. Rptr. 3d 28 (Cal. Ct. App. 2005).
Cnty. Sanitation Dist. No. 2 v. Cnty. of Kern, 27 Cal. Rptr. 3d 28 (Cal. Ct. App. 2005). “) Overwhelming public opposition led to the rejection and replacement of the proposal with a regulation that “prohibit[ed sewage sludge] use in the production” of all organic foods.”
Quesada v. Herb Thyme Farms, Inc., 361 P.3d 868 (Cal. 2015). “( 7 C.F.R. §§ 205.105 , 205.200-205.290, 205.”
Organic Seed Growers & Trade v. Monsanto Co., 718 F.3d 1350 (Fed. Cir. 2013). “6-7, which are prohibited from using genetically modified seed, see 7 C.F.R. § 205.105 ; J.A. 497-505. While the USDA has not established an upper limit on the amount of trace contamination that is permissible, the appellants argue, and Monsanto does not contest, that “trace…”
S. Agric. Insecticides, Inc. v. Taylor (D. Or. 2021). “” 7 C.F.R. § 205.105 (a). Section 205.601 provides a list of synthetic substances that are allowed in organic crop production.”
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