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CFR /  Title 7  /  Part 205  /  Sec. 205.105 Allowed and prohibited substances, methods, and

To be sold or labeled as ``100 percent organic,'' ``organic,'' or ``made with organic (specified ingredients or food group(s)),'' the product must be produced and handled without the use of:

(a) Synthetic substances and ingredients, except as provided in Sec. 205.601 or Sec. 205.603;

(b) Nonsynthetic substances prohibited in Sec. 205.602 or Sec. 205.604;

(c) Nonagricultural substances used in or on processed products, except as otherwise provided in Sec. 205.605;

(d) Nonorganic agricultural substances used in or on processed products, except as otherwise provided in Sec. 205.606;

(e) Excluded methods, except for vaccines: Provided, That, the vaccines are approved in accordance with Sec. 205.600(a);

(f) Ionizing radiation, as described in Food and Drug Administration regulation, 21 CFR 179.26; and

(g) Sewage sludge. Secs. 205.106-205.199 [Reserved]