Please review these Standards carefully. Feel free to communicate questions regarding any revisions to the GOA Office. Interpretation of the Standards or Materials List must be referred to the Certification Director.
It is imperative that all applicants, certified operations, and inspectors read these guidelines prior to reading following standards. With these guidelines, we are attempting to give you a thumbnail sketch of what you will find inside this document, the GOA policies, various questionnaires, and affidavits in detail.
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This document is a generic materials list, containing names ingredients contained within a commercially sold product. A synthetic material/product not explicitly listed as allowed or restricted in the GOA Materials List is prohibited.
When applying for certification (new or renewal) it is your responsibility to provide ingredient information for all products used in the production and handling of organic crops, livestock, and processed product. Failure to supply this information WILL result in the delay or loss of certification for the field or crop the substance was applied to and the field must undergo the thirty-six (36) month transition period. Livestock and processed products will be denied or lose certification. Catalog advertisements, product brochures, information providing the guaranteed analysis are not acceptable, unless this documentation also provides the list of all ingredients in the product.
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