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Do the inspections not involve going out to the fields and testing crops/soil?
by cjrp 4y ago
Do the inspections not involve going out to the fields and testing crops/soil?
- riversflow 4y agoAccording to this pdf[1] they may take soil or tissue samples, but primarily the inspection leans on self-reporting. I’d wager that the (3rd party) inspector is mostly checking that you are following your Organic System Plan. There is also nothing stopping the certifier from sending out a separate consultant the week before to make sure their customer has all their ducks in a row. I know thats a thing for ISO certificates. Fwiw, most regulatory agencies I’m familiar with in the US rely heavily on self-reporting. [1] https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/Guide%20to%20Organic%20Certification.pdf https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/Guide%20t...