SIC Terms of Reference

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency, in partnership with the Organic Federation of Canada, has developed the Organic Standards Interpretation Committee (SIC). The objective of the Committee is to provide, to the Canada Organic Office, interpretive guidance on issues related to the National Standards for Organic Agriculture (CAN/CGSB 32.310 and CAN/CGSB 32.311).

The Terms of Reference document is the result of the work of an Organic Federation of Canada Task Force to provide some guidance to the Canada Organic Office regarding ongoing interpretation of the Canada organic standard.

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The elected members of the Standards Interpretation Committee are:

Ted Zettel (Chair)

Gérard Bouchard - dairy producer

Jean Duval - organic consultant

Dag Falck - Nature's Path

Janine Gibson - organic inspector

Matthew Holmes - OTA Director

Laura Telford - COG Executive Director

Elizabeth Corrigan (COO) - secretary