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This action would amend the USDA organic regulations to clarify production and handling requirements for a) organic pet food standards and b) organic mushrooms. Specific standards for these products do not currently exist. Instead, these products are currently certified organic to the standards for similar products like those for human consumption (pet food) or for crops (mushrooms). This action proposes to add specific standards for these products to respond to recommendations from the National Organic Standards Board and stakeholder comments received during the National Organic Program's March 2022 public listening session. AMS expects the changes would increase regulatory certainty for these markets that would, in turn, support these and related (ingredient/input) markets. Past National Organic Standards Board recommendations, public comments from the National Organic Program's March 2022 public listening session, and input from mushroom and pet food stakeholders have indicated a need for this rule.