The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) will meet to discuss substances petitioned for addition to or deletion from the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (National List), substances due to sunset from the National List in 2027, and recommendations on organic policies.
The NOSB typically meets twice per year in various locations around the United States. Prior to meetings, the NOSB reviews written public comments and listens to oral public comments. During meetings, the NOSB discusses agenda items, and then votes on recommendations to the Secretary in a public forum. Detailed meeting information, including agendas, locations, proposals, and public comments, will be posted below as it becomes available. For information on previous meetings, visit the NOSB meetings page.
NOSB Spring 2025 Meeting dates:
- April 22 & 24, 2025, 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Eastern: Public Comment Webinars
- April 29 - May 1, 2025, 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Eastern: Public Meeting
The meetings are free, open to the public, and no registration is required, except to sign up for oral comments. Times shown for in-person meetings are always in the meeting location’s local time zone. Webinars and commenting deadlines are always based on the Eastern time zone.
Meeting Resources
- Meeting Agenda (pdf)
- Meeting Materials (pdf) (All Proposals and Discussion Documents)
- Subcommittee Proposals (Individual proposals). Click on each Subcommittee to view documents.
- Federal Register Notice of Meeting
Post Meeting Resources
- National Organic Program Update (pdf)
- Voting Summary (pdf)
- Meeting Transcripts (pdf)
- Final NOSB Recommendations
How to Participate
The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) invited the public to submit written comments and/or provide oral comments at its Spring 2025 business meeting.
Written Comments
- The deadline to submit written public comments was 11:59 p.m. Eastern on April 28, 2025.
- To read the comments, please visit Regulations.gov. (Docket # AMS-NOP-24-0081).
Oral Comments
To read a transcript of all oral comments, please see Meeting Transcripts above.
Questions? Contact NOSB Advisory Committee Specialist Michelle Arsenault at (202) 997-0115, or michelle.arsenault@usda.gov.