This searchable database is a collection of technical questions about the new Canadian organic standards. Answers are provided by experts from across Canada, and are verified by members of Canadian General Standards Board's Committee on Organic Agriculture. For answers to general, non-technical questions on the standards, please visit the Basic Information pages.

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