Service Agreement for Certifier Subscription

Subscription Period: July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025

Organizations Eligible for Subscription Service

• USDA accredited certifiers.
• CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) accredited certification bodies (Tier 1). Note: Certifiers that are not USDA accredited are Tier 1.
• Certification organizations for other organic standards (Tier 1). Note: Certifiers that are not USDA accredited are Tier 1.

Lists

The hard-copy printed publications referenced in this agreement are called the OMRI Generic Materials List© and the OMRI Products List©. OMRI provides each subscriber with an allotment of these printed publications free of charge according to the tier at which they subscribe. Additional copies are available at a discounted rate. 

Subscriber pays all shipping and handling costs. The subscriber will use an order form to order printed copies, including those covered under their subscription. The shipping fee will be based on the actual cost of shipping via UPS or a comparable delivery service.

Other Included Services

• Technical consultations on materials issues related to USDA and CFIA organic certification
• Non-confidential product review summaries upon request
• The quarterly OMRI Materials Review© newsletter
• Weekly Drop Notice emails, listing recently removed products
• NOSB meeting reports and materials decisions
• Notices on regulatory changes
• Special reports on international standards, rulemaking or other topics as created
• Access to special projects and trainings upon request
• Support for Spanish-speaking subscribers

Note: The subscriber may only distribute subscription-only publications, such as the OMRI Materials Review newsletter, that they receive as a part of their subscription to its employees for the duration of the OMRI subscription. The subscriber is free to distribute other OMRI publications that are made available to the public, such as the OMRI Generic Materials List and OMRI Products List, to parties they certify or to other interested parties. OMRI does not assume any responsibility to treat the parties certified by the subscriber as direct subscribers to OMRI, and additional services must be arranged for separately by those parties.

Optional Certifier Contract

In addition to this Certifier Subscription Service Agreement, USDA and CFIA accredited certifier subscribers have the option of signing an OMRI Certifier Contract. The Contract serves to formally establish OMRI as an external input review service provider for the contracting certifier. The Contract carries an additional administrative fee of $99.00 per subscription period. The Contract may be signed at any time during the subscription period. However, the administrative fee is always paid in full and is non-refundable. OMRI will allow amendments to the Contract only for subscribing governmental agencies in accordance with applicable federal, state rules and other requirements. Subscribers wishing to make amendments to the Contract should request a Microsoft Word version of the file by email to marketing@omri.org, and highlight proposed amendments, which are subject to OMRI approval.

Subscription Fees and Other Details

Subscription fees are paid in advance. When calculating certified parties, certifiers should count certified parties as of the date the form is submitted. 

The OMRI Review Program evaluates commercial products for use in certified organic operations. The subscriber, its members and its clients must not construe OMRI Listed® status as a product endorsement, a replacement for organic certification, legal registration or proof of efficacy.

The subscriber understands that product decisions for compliance are based on documentation provided in good faith by the product supplier and verified by OMRI staff. The subscriber agrees to hold OMRI harmless in the event that losses result due to false or incomplete statements made by the product supplier. OMRI will promptly inform the subscriber of any changes in the status of an OMRI Listed product. OMRI will make available the information that led to any change— provided it is not confidential—upon request.