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On April 27, 2018, USDA’s
Agricultural Marketing Service published a proposed rule in the Federal
Register to amend the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances
(National List) based on
public input and the National Organic Standards Board’s (NOSB) November 2017 recommendations
for livestock and handling.
More information on how and why substances are
added or removed from the National List is available on The National List page of the AMS
website.
In general, synthetic substances are prohibited
for crop and livestock production unless specifically allowed and non-synthetic
substances are allowed for crop and livestock production unless specifically
prohibited.
This proposed rule would make two changes to the National
List:
- Allow elemental
sulfur in organic livestock production for use as a topical pesticide treatment
to repel mites, fleas and ticks from livestock and their living spaces.
- Reclassify
potassium acid tartrate from a nonagricultural substance to an agricultural substance.
Potassium acid tartrate is currently listed
as a nonorganic ingredient allowed in organic products. Reclassifying potassium acid tartrate as an agricultural
substance would require handlers to use the organic form when it is
commercially available. If it is not commercially available, handlers
would be allowed to use the nonorganic form.
The 60-day public comment period closes on June 29, 2018. Access the proposed rule for more information on
how to submit comments.
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