• Must not contain any ingredient that was produced using excluded methods, such as
genetic engineering, sewage sludge, or ionizing radiation (7 CFR § 205.105).
3.2 Labeling Claims
If a product meets all the composition requirements of the “made with organic ***” labeling
category (7 CFR § 205.301(c)), then:
• Labels may include the statement, “made with organic (insert up to three ingredients,
food groups, or combination of ingredients and food groups).” The statement, “made
with organic ingredients” is not allowed. For restrictions on this statement, see section
3.4 below.
• If the “made with organic ***” statement is used, labels may also include the
percentage of organic ingredients of the finished product. Examples of acceptable and
unacceptable versions of the percentage of organic ingredients statement include:
o Acceptable
− 70 percent organic*;
− 99% organic ingredients*; and
− Contains 92% certified organic ingredients*.
*If ingredient-specific claim such as “made with organic corn” is also on the label.
o Unacceptable
− 100% organic spices;
− 100 percent organic grapes; and
− Made with 75% organic ingredients (“made with” claim can only apply to organic
ingredient- or food group-specific claim).
Additional requirements:
• All words in the “made with organic ***” and percentage of organic ingredients
statements must be in the same format without highlighting, and be no more than half
the size of the largest text on the panel.
• The USDA organic seal cannot be used anywhere on the label or package.
• The statement, “certified organic by ***,” must be included below the identified final
handler or distributor. The certifier’s logo may be present anywhere.
• The label cannot represent the finished product as organic.
• The ingredient statement must identify certified organic ingredients as organic.
3.3 Organic and Nonorganic Forms of the Same Ingredient
If a product contains both organic and nonorganic forms of the same ingredient, the ingredients
must be identified separately in the ingredient statement. For example, the ingredient statement
for sugar cookies labeled “made with organic flour and sugar” could state: “organic flour,
organic sugar, organic butter, nonorganic butter….”
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