7 U.S.C. § 6501

Purposes

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It is the purpose of this chapter—(1) to establish national standards governing the marketing of certain agricultural products as organically produced products;(2) to assure consumers that organically produced products meet a consistent standard; and(3) to facilitate interstate commerce in fresh and processed food that is organically produced.(Pub. L. 101–624, title XXI, § 2102, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3935.)Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesShort Title

Pub. L. 101–624, title XXI, § 2101, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3935, provided that: “This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Organic Foods Production Act of 1990’.”

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 37 cases (8 in the last 5 years), 2005–2026 · leading case: All One God Faith, Inc. v. Organic & Sustainable Indus. Standards, Inc., 183 Cal. App. 4th 1186 (Cal. Ct. App. 2010).
All One God Faith, Inc. v. Organic & Sustainable Indus. Standards, Inc., 183 Cal. App. 4th 1186 (Cal. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 6× “( 7 U.S.C. § 6501 et seq.; Organic Foods Production Act of 1990.”
In re Santa Fe Nat. Tobacco Co. Mktg. & Sales Practices & Prods. Liab. Litig., 288 F. Supp. 3d 1087 (D.N.M. 2017). · cites it 5× “The Defendants also state that the Plaintiffs never pled an "organic-based" deception claim, but if they had pled one, such a theory would fail, because the Defendants have complied with regulations under the Organic Food Production Act, 7 U.S.C. § 6501 (2), which allow…”
In Re Aurora Dairy Corp. Organic Milk Mktg., 621 F.3d 781 (8th Cir. 2010). · cites it 3× “In this appeal we are called upon to determine whether, and to what extent, the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (OFPA), 7 U.S.C. § 6501 et seq., preempts state consumer protection law.”
Quesada v. Herb Thyme Farms, Inc., 361 P.3d 868 (Cal. 2015). · cites it 3× “The Organic Foods Act ( 7 U.S.C. § 6501 et seq.) directs the establishment of national baseline standards for the production, labeling, and sale of organic products.”
Organic Consumers Ass'n v. Hain Celestial Grp., Inc., 285 F. Supp. 3d 100 (D.C. Cir. 2018). · cites it 5× “" 7 U.S.C. § 6501 . To accomplish these objectives, the OFPA directs the USDA to "establish an organic certification program" for organic products, incorporating USDA-approved "State organic certification programs," and "implement[ing] the program .”
Harvey v. Veneman, 396 F.3d 28 (1st Cir. 2005). · cites it 3× “7 U.S.C. § 6501 . The Act furthers these purposes by establishing a national certification program for producers and handlers of organic products and by regulating the labeling of organic products.”
Marentette v. Abbott Labs., Inc., 886 F.3d 112 (2d Cir. 2018). “7 U.S.C. § 6501 . All three of these stated purposes depend on consistency and predictability of the certification scheme.”
Rocky Mountain Farmers Union v. Richard W. Corey, 730 F.3d 1070 (9th Cir. 2013). “Successful experiments inspire imitation both vertically, as when the federal government followed California’s lead on air pollution, and horizontally, as shown by the federal Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, 7 U.S.C. §§ 6501–23, adopted after twenty-two states, starting…”
Int'l Dairy Foods Ass'n v. Boggs, 622 F.3d 628 (6th Cir. 2010). “Several OTA members are certified organic dairy processors that must comply with the Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA), 7 U.S.C. § 6501 et seq., which forbids the use of antibiotics, artificial hormones, and pesticides in food production.”
Brown v. Hain Celestial Grp., Inc., 913 F. Supp. 2d 881 (N.D. Cal. 2012). “(quoting 7U.S.C. § 6501). The court also observes that the processing of cosmetics is enormously different than any processing of foods (another reason that militates against the NOP's applying to cosmetics).”
Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Coop. Oil Co., 817 N.W.2d 693 (Minn. 2012). “” 7 U.S.C. § 6501 (1). The states may adopt the federal standards or they may impose “more restrictive requirements governing” products sold as organic.”
Marentette v. Abbott Labs., Inc., 201 F. Supp. 3d 374 (E.D.N.Y 2016). “7 U.S.C. § 6501 (emphasis added). These purposes would “be deeply undermined” by Plaintiffs’ State law claims, which would render the USDA’s “Organic” certification *383 meaningless.”
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