http:https://www.congressweb.com/organiceye Thu, 12 Jun 2025 18:32:46 GMT http:https://www.congressweb.com/organiceye/7 <div> <div><strong>Ask the USDA National Organic Program&nbsp;to make visible to online shoppers the same label information currently required on all certified organic packaging — including the name of the accredited certifier.</strong><br /> &nbsp;</div> <ul> <li>Among U.S. internet users, approximately 58.6 percent have purchased groceries online.</li> <li>At present, there is no requirement to make the identity of the organic certifier (usually found on the back of a package) available to online shoppers; it is currently required to be visible to shoppers on all retail and wholesale packaging.</li> </ul> <div><br /> Online retailers/resellers are not consistent about displaying all sides of packaging on web pages, and even when they do, it is often not large enough to be readable.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>How can you validate the authenticity of the organic product you are purchasing? Unless the name of the accredited certifier is clearly visible on the webpage or clearly visible on an image of the packaging, you cannot be assured that any organic product offered online is truly properly certified — and if the certifier is trustworthy.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Ask the director of the National Organic Program, Christopher Purdy, to initiate a rulemaking process to require that the same information is available to both <strong><em>online </em></strong>and <strong><em>offline</em></strong> shoppers to ensure all eaters/consumers have a clear understanding of the accredited entity that certified the handler or distributor of the finished product.</div> </div> Sun, 20 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMT http:https://www.congressweb.com/organiceye/7