Update packets will be sent via e-mail and postal as determined by your communication preference! Please contact the office for the most current forms if you are having issues locating your update application.
Processing/Handling Certification includes, but is not limited to, cooking, baking, curing, heating, drying, mixing, grinding, slaughtering, cutting, fermenting, etc. as noted in NOP regulations §205.270(a).
For NICS’s existing clients, we have created a new short renewal packet based on the new Organic System Plan modular system we rolled out last year. Please complete the Organic System Plan for Update Processing/Handling Certification – Short Form and the Fee Estimate Worksheet. Return these forms with your annual certification fees by April 1, 2023. Other forms may apply depending on the changes made to your operation or planned for 2021. Please feel free to contact the office if you have any questions while completing the documents. 608-637-7080 or nics.inbox@ecocert.com
Program/Guidance Documents:
The following documents are required to be submitted to the NICS office by May 1st each year to renew your organic certification with NICS:
| H1.1 Organic System Plan for Update Processing/Handling Certification (OSPPHU) – Short Form |  H1.1 Organic System Plan for Update Processing/Handling Certification - Word 1 file(s) 107.61 KB
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| Fee Estimate Worksheet for Processors/Handlers |
Additional OSP forms are provided below. Complete these forms as needed.
| A1 NICS Certification Application | ||
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| A2 Organic Certification Affirmation | ||
| A3 Electronic Signature Authorization | ||
| A4 Label Review Request | ||
| A5 International Arrangements | ||
| H1 Activities Checklist | ||
| H2 Facility Information | ||
| H3 Water Sanitation | ||
| H3.1 Handler Material Listing | ||
| H4 Transportation Storage | ||
| H5 Pest Management | ||
| H6 Quality Assurance | ||
| H7 Product Composition | ||
| H7.1 Master Products Listing | ||
| H7.2 Organic Product Profile Worksheet | ||
| H7.3 Master Supplier Listing | ||
| H7.4 Commercial Availability | ||
| H7.5 Commercial Availability Search | ||
| H7.6 Nonorganic Ingredient Declaration | ||
| H7.7 Natural Flavor Declaration | ||
| H8 Packaging Labeling | ||
| H9 Recordkeeping System | ||
| H9.1 Audit Trail & Inventory Control System | ||
| H10 Excluded Handler Plan | ||
| H11 Private Label Agreement | ||
| H12 Additional Products & Services Form |
