Certified USDA Organic Process

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Certified USDA Organic Process

• for Personal Care Products

Daniel Choi President of DRJ Organic Care
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CONTENTS
Organic Market
What are OrganicCertified Organic?
Who Regulates the Certified Organic?
National Organic Standards Board(NOSB)
Organic Compliance Plan
OCP Addendum
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Organic Market
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Organic Market
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What are OrganicCertified Organic?
Organic?
Ecological production management system that
promotes and enhances biodiversity, biological
cycles and soil biological activity. Based on
minimal use of off-farm inputs and Management
practices that restore, maintain and enhance
ecological harmony
Certified Organic?
Guarantee that a crop has been grown or a product
manufactured with very strict Uniform standards,
and is inspected and confirmed by an independent
state or pri- vate organization. Inspection of
farm, field and processing facilities
Verification of detailed record k- eeping
periodic testing of soil and water, and so on.
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Who Regulates the Certified Organic?
Organic Food Products Act, 1990
National Organic Standards Board
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Organic Program
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National Organic Standards Board(NOSB)
Assist the USDA Secretary in developing
guidelines for organic production
Develops all aspects of implementing the NOP
Consists of 15 members from all 4 U.S regions

1. farmers/growers(4)
2. Handlers/processors(2)
3. Retailer(1)
4. Scientist(1)
5. Consumer/public interest advocates(3)
6. Environmentalists(3)
7. USDA-accredited certifying agent(1)

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Organic Compliance Plan
Organic Compliance Plan

• Overview

• Product protection to prevent commingling
  contamination

• Packaging materials storage containers

• Water

• Cleaning Sanitation

• Pest management

• Record keeping audit trail

• Explanations section

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Organic Compliance Plan
1.Overview
1. Physical adress, contact information, etc
2. Flow chart
3. Individual product profiles and color labels
for each product
4. Practices Procedures
5. Monitoring procedures
6. Record-keeping systems
7. Documentation that all non-organics are
NOP-listed and not available as organics
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Organic Compliance Plan
2. Product protection to prevent commingling
contamination
1. During processing handling
2. During transportation
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Organic Compliance Plan
3.Packaging materials Storage containers
1. List all types used
2. Free of prohibited fungicides, preservatives
fumigants
3. Measures to prevent contamination during
storage
4. Measures if materials/containers are re-used
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Organic Compliance Plan
4. Water
1. List all the ways water is used
2. Water source
3. In-house chemical treatment of water
4. Boiler usage
5. Control of contamination from volatile boiler
additives
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Organic Compliance Plan
5. Cleaning Sanitation
1. Measures to prevent contamination from
cleaners sanitizers during handling
2. If any are not on the national list, how is
non-contamination verified?
3. Details of sanitation log
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Organic Compliance Plan
6. Pest management
1. How is contamination from pest control
chemicals prevented?
2. Pest control by management practices
3. Mechanical / Physical controls
4. Approved chemical pest control(allowed only if
2,3 are inadequate)
5. Use of unapproved synthetic pest control
chemicals (allowed only if 2,3,4 are
inadequate)
6. If 5, documentation that other measures failed
7. Contracted pest control operator
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Organic Compliance Plan
7. Record-keeping audit trail
1. Records maintained on-site auditable?
2. List all activities with auditable records
3. List all activities with written SOPs
4. Organic certification documents for any
contract production facilities?
5. Affidavits of protection from any contract
storage facilities
6. All records maintained at least 5years?
7. Complaints procedures
8. Procedures to verify supplier certification
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OCP Addendum
Boiler Additives
Salt
Cleaners Sanitizers
Synthetics
Pest control substances