Processing & Handling Organic System Plan – OSP

What To Know About Your Processing & Handling Organic System Plan (OSP)

Summary: Your Organic System Plan (OSP) is the foundation of your organic certification. It documents how your business follows organic rules. To update your certification, download the correct OSP forms below and submit them to your Oregon Tilth client service team.

What is the Organic System Plan (OSP)?

The Organic System Plan (OSP) is your operation’s blueprint for organic production and handling practices. It describes how your business maintains compliance with the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) and other organic standards. Every certified operation must have an up-to-date OSP on file.

Keeping your OSP current is essential. Anytime your operation makes changes—such as new products, facilities, suppliers, or processes—you must update your OSP and submit the revised forms.

How to Update Your OSP

• Download the correct forms (see below).
• Complete the forms with current and accurate details.
• Submit the forms to your Oregon Tilth client service team.

If you are new to certification, learn more about the organic certification application process.

You can select and download individual files below, or click here to download the entire Processing & Handling OSP.

OSP (Processing) Forms & Documents

• T&C – Terms and Conditions
• O1 – Operation Information
• H1 – Activities Checklist Handlers
• H2 – Facility Information
• H3 – Product Summary
• H4 – Livestock Feed Product Summary
• H5 – Sanitation and Water Practices
• H6 – Receiving, Storage, Packaging, and Shipping
• H7 – Handling Facility Pest Management
• H8 – Handling Recordkeeping Practices
• H9 – Livestock Auction Holding
• H10 – Livestock Transport Handling
• H11 – Organic Flavors Commercial Availability Plan
• Restaurant Assessment
• Retail Application
• OFPP – Organic Fraud Prevention Plan

General Updates (Processing)

• Store organic products
• Find allowed sanitation materials
• Update contact info

Processing Forms & Documents

• Ag Vs Non Ag Questions
• Commercial Availability Form
• Declaration For Nutrient Vitamin Mineral
• Natural Flavor Questionnaire
• Private Label Agreement
• NOID – Non-Organic Ingredient Declaration
• PFS 02 – Product Formulation Sheet
• MIL – Master Ingredient List
• MPL – Master Products List
• Exempt Handler Affidavit
• Hemp Compliance Agreement
• Contact Change Form
• IS – Independent Offsite Storage