Regulatory Web Resources

Description:  Center for Regulatory Research, LLC is providing this free pdf ebook, "Regulatory Web Resources for Agriculture Producers and Scientists" with information for university scientists, industry producers and scientists interested in regulatory requirements for agricultural research and production.

​Are you considering importing agricultural products or agricultural research materials into the United States of America? If so, you should find these international organizations and federal government websites useful in learning about standards, protocols and permits necessary to facilitate your production and research activities. Are you interested only in government requirements for moving or selling products within the USA? This ebook also contains web resources for federal agencies as well as state agency resources. 

Here is a list of general web resources to access federal government agencies.

International Standards Organizations:

Regulatory Standards are set at the international and regional levels by specific organizations.

International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) purpose is to protect world’s plants from the spread and introduction of pests and promotes safe trade.

IPPC Website: https://www.ippc.int

Codex Alimentarius, International Food Standards (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) prepares standards on safety and quality of food and fairness of food trade.

Codex Alimentarius Website:https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/en/

FAOSTAT- compiles and makes available world food and agriculture data

FAOSTAT Website: https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home

World Trade Organization Website: https://www.wto.org/

Regional Standards Organization:

North American Plant Protection Organization (NAPPO) is a regional phytosanitary standard setting body with Canada, Mexico and USA members

NAPPO Website: https://www.nappo.org

United States of America:

General Resources

Data.gov- government datasets available to the public

Data.gov Website: https://catalog.data.gov

Regulations.gov is a searchable government website available to the public to access documents and add comments on regulations posted by federal agencies.

Regulations.gov Website: https://www.regulations.gov

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) – a federal government agency which oversees the import/export of plants, and biological research materials.

APHIS Website: https://www.aphis.usda.gov

APHIS Permits Website: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/resources/permits
(biotechnology, plants, organisms and soil permits)

APHIS Fruits and Vegetables Import Requirements Database Website (FAVIR):
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/planthealth/import-information/permits/plants-and-plant-products-permits/fruits-and-vegetable-permit-information

Note: online database of import requirements for fruits and vegetables with a user guide

APHIS Export Website: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/planthealth/SA_Export

APHIS Electronic Manuals Website: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/planthealth/complete-list-of-electronic-manuals

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service

USDA NASS Website: https://www.nass.usda.gov/

United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)

EPA Website: https://www.epa.gov

EPA Types of Pesticide Registrations Website: https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/

EPA Biopesticide Registration: https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/biopesticide-registration

EPA Conventional Pesticide Registration: https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/conventional-pesticide-registration

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

FDA Website: https://www.fda.gov/food

U. S. States Department of Agriculture

NASDA Website: https://www.nasda.org/states/state-directory

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Regulatory Web Resources published 2021

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