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National List
2026 Sunset Review Notice
USDA Renews 56 Substances on the National List
Docket Number: AMS-NOP-25-0089; NOP-25-05
Dates: Publication in the Federal Register on February 9, 2026
The National Organic Standards Board (Board) and National Organic Program (NOP) completed the 2026 Sunset Review of the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances. This notice renews fifty-six substances until 2031.
The complete list of renewed substances is available in the Federal Register notice, published on February 9, 2026. Twenty-four synthetic substances continue to be allowed in organic crop and livestock production and two natural substances continue to be prohibited. Twenty-four nonagricultural substances and six nonorganic substances continue to be allowed in organic handling.
About the National List
The Board reviews every substance on the National List every five years to evaluate whether it continues to meet criteria required to remain on the list. This review is called the ‘sunset review.’ A ‘renewal’ means that USDA is relisting the substance on the National List as either allowed or prohibited in organic production and handling. More information on the National List, including how and why substances are added or removed, is available on the National List webpage.
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