Mexico Extends Deadline for Organic Imports Certification Requirements
Mexico this month extended the deadline for a measure that will require most organic raw imports and bulk goods to be certified under the country’s organic law (LPO) standards (see 2105120008), the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service reported…
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June 23. U.S. organic certifiers and exporters will have until Jan. 1, 2022, to certify under the LPO “or risk adverse actions by the competent authorities,” the report said. The measure was originally scheduled to take effect June 26 (see 2105040049), but Mexico pushed back the deadline after receiving postponement requests.