At press time, it is expected that the newly revised Proposed Regulations for the National Organic Program will soon be released for a public comment period.  The long-awaited regulations, developed in response to the federal Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, will define requirements for products sold as “organic.”  When released, the regulations will be available for comment on the USDA National Organic Program’s Web site at www.ams.usda.gov/nop.