National Organic Program (NOP); Sunset 2016 Amendments to the National List
organic · Agricultural Marketing Service · Rule · Published 2016-08-03 · Effective 2016-09-12 · 81 FR 51075
Document
Document number
2016-18108
Federal Register citation
81 FR 51075
CFR reference
7 CFR 205
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
organic
Sub-agency
Agricultural Marketing Service
Publication date
2016-08-03
Effective date
2016-09-12
USDA docket
Document Number AMS-NOP-15-0052
Abstract
This final rule addresses recommendations submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) by the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) following their April 2015 meeting. These recommendations pertain to the 2016 sunset review of substances on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (National List). Consistent with the recommendations from the NOSB, this final rule removes five nonorganic nonagricultural substances from the National List for use in organic handling: Egg white lysozyme, cyclohexylamine, diethylaminoethanol, octadecylamine, and tetrasodium pyrophosphate when their use exemptions (allowances) expire on September 12, 2016.