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The National Organic Program (NOP) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture revoked the accreditation of the American Food Safety Institute International (AFSI). The organization, based in Chippewa Falls was charged with seven serious violations of the rules of the NOP. In a statement, the chairman of AFSI, Dr. Karl Kolb objected to "the recent articles with errors and misconceptions about our participation in activities that come under the National Organic Program. According to Kolb, "a recent audit of the NOP has found some non-compliance in our procedures for which there have been requests that we have taken corrective action within 30 days. We have submitted our reply in writing with a list of corrective actions and the new documentation. We have not received feedback on the assessment by the USDA of our response. " He also held for allegedly improperly certified a producer who had used non-organic seed as a blatant falsehood. As provided for in the withdrawal of authorization, the principal leaders of AFS and the persons involved in the activity is prohibited any direction and participation in the certification of organic producers, processing firms, farmers and gatherers of wild fruit for three years. Producers and processors to date certified by AFS (in all about 30 companies) can no longer use the trademark on their products of AFS may be made by reference to the certification of AFS on their commercial documents and advertising. The NOP allows 30 days to replace labels and promotional material by inserting references to the new body. Companies are still considered certified until revoked, suspended or waived certification (the USDA is looking into practices of all businesses certified by AFSI). The USDA has also ordered the body of eight companies to reimburse any expenditure necessary for re-certification with another supervisory body . The main reason for the revocation of the authorization is in identifying conflicts of interest rules prohibit the NOP to a certification body to provide consultancy services to its customers for a period of at least 12 months before certification. The AFSI was accredited in accordance with NOP February 10, 2003.

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