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NOSB Final Recommendations

NOTE: Recommendations are not official policy unless adopted by the National Organic Program.

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Spring 2013 Meeting recommendation summary (PDF)

Compliance, Accreditation, and Certification Committee | Joe Dickson, Chairperson

Final Recommendation: Calculating Percentage of Organic Ingredients in Multi-Ingredient Products (PDF) (PASSED)

Crops Subcommittee | Jay Feldman, Chairperson

Final Recommendation: Tetracycline - petitioned (PDF) (FAILED)

Final Recommendation: Tetracycline – Resolution/Request to NOP to investigate Emergency Spray (PDF) (PASSED)

Final Recommendation: Polyoxin D Zinc Salt - petitioned (PDF) (FAILED)

Final Recommendation: Indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) - petitioned (PDF) (FAILED)

Handling Subcommittee | John Foster, Chairperson

Final Recommendation: Sulfuric acid – petitioned (PDF) (FAILED)

Final Recommendation: Barley beta fiber - petitioned (PDF) (FAILED)

Final Recommendation: Sugar beet fiber – petitioned (PDF) (FAILED)

Final Recommendation: 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin (DBDMH) – petitioned (PDF) (FAILED)

Final Recommendation: Ancillary Substances (Auxiliary/”other” ingredients) (PDF) (PASSED)

Livestock Subcommittee | Tracy Favre, Chairperson

Final Recommendation: Pet Food Amino Acids – as petitioned (PDF) (FAILED)

Final Recommendation: Pet Food Amino Acids – as amended (PDF) (PASSED)

Materials Subcommittee | Zea Sonnabend, Chairperson

Final Recommendation: Process for Limited Scope Technical Reviews (TRs) (WITHDRAWN)

Policy Development Subcommittee | Colehour Bondera, Chairperson

Final Recommendation: New Member Guide update (PDF) (PASSED)

Final Recommendation: Public Communications (PDF) (PASSED)

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Last Modified Date: 05/09/2013



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