NOSB Recommendations: Spring 2013

Summary Information

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• Final Recommendation: Process for Limited Scope Technical Reviews (TRs) (WITHDRAWN)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