NOSB Releases Meeting Materials Ahead of Pittsburgh Meeting

The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) released their meeting materials ahead of their upcoming meeting on October 23-25, 2019 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 

 

Members of the public are encouraged to submit public comments via Regulations.gov using docket number AMS-NOP-19-0038 until October 3, 2019. Additionally, oral comments will be accepted in-person and through pre-meeting webinars.

 

NOSB reviews all substances on the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (National List) every five years to determine their status in organic production. NOSB discussed the substances at their spring 2019 meeting in Seattle, Washington, and completed preliminary reviews for each. Members of the board will use that information and comments provided by the organic community to vote on relisting the materials or removing them from the National List. Get more information on the process.

 

NOSB will vote on the following substances:

 

 

 

 

In addition, NOSB will consider discussion documents, proposals, and material petitions, including paper planting aids, genetic integrity of seed, marine materials used in organic crop production, use of excluded method vaccines in organic livestock production, and more.

 

CCOF highly encourages all to submit written or oral comments to NOSB. CCOF will submit written and oral comments and will attend the meeting in Pittsburgh. Please contact me at pnell@ccof.org with questions or for more information.