NOSB Releases Meeting Materials Ahead of Spring 2020 Meeting

The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) released their meeting materials ahead of their upcoming meeting on April 29 – May 1, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia. 

 

Members of the public are encouraged to submit public comments via Regulations.gov using docket number AMS-NOP-19-0095 until April 3, 2020. Additionally, oral comments will be accepted in-person and through pre-meeting webinars.

 

NOSB reviews all substances on the National List every five years to determine their status in organic production. Members of the board will use comments provided by the organic community to review and vote on relisting the materials or removing them from the National List. More information on the process can be found here.

 

NOSB will review on the following substances:

 

 

 

In addition, NOSB will consider the discussion documents, proposals, and material petitions, including new substances to be added to the National List and other topics.

 

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