# 7 C.F.R. § 205.105 (2026): Allowed and prohibited substances, methods, and ingredients in organic production and handling

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## Section

- **Citation:** 7 C.F.R. § 205.105 (2026)
- **Heading:** Allowed and prohibited substances, methods, and ingredients in organic production and handling
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 7 CFR: Agriculture / Chapter I: AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE / Part 205: NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM / Subpart B: Applicability / § 205.105: § 205.105   Allowed and prohibited substances, methods, and ingredients in organic production and handling.

## Text

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 § 205.601 or § 205.603;
(b) Nonsynthetic substances prohibited in § 205.602 or § 205.604;
(c) Nonagricultural substances used in or on processed products, except as otherwise provided in § 205.605;
(d) Nonorganic agricultural substances used in or on processed products, except as otherwise provided in § 205.606;
(e) Excluded methods, except for vaccines:
Provided,
That, the vaccines are approved in accordance with § 205.600(a);
(f) Ionizing radiation, as described in Food and Drug Administration regulation, 21 CFR 179.26; and
(g) Sewage sludge.

## Nearby sections

- [7 C.F.R. § 205.100 (2026) § 205.100   What has to be certified.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P205_S205_100.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 205.101 (2026) § 205.101   Exemptions from certification.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P205_S205_101.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 205.102 (2026) § 205.102   Use of the term, “organic.”](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P205_S205_102.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 205.103 (2026) § 205.103   Recordkeeping by certified operations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P205_S205_103.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 205.105 (2026) § 205.105   Allowed and prohibited substances, methods, and ingredients in organic production and handling.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P205_S205_105.md)

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