National Organic Program (NOP), Sunset Review (2008)
organic · Agricultural Marketing Service · Rule · Published 2008-10-09 · Effective 2008-11-03 · 73 FR 59479
Document
Document number
E8-24114
Federal Register citation
73 FR 59479
CFR reference
7 CFR 205
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
organic
Sub-agency
Agricultural Marketing Service
Publication date
2008-10-09
Effective date
2008-11-03
USDA docket
Docket Number AMS-TM-07-0124
Abstract
This final rule amends the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (National List) regulations to enact recommendations submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) by the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). The amendments addressed in this final rule pertain to the continued exemption (use) and prohibition of 12 substances in organic production and handling. Consistent with the recommendations from the NOSB, this final rule renews 11 exemptions and 1 prohibition on the National List (along with any restrictive annotations) and corrects the Tartaric acid listings by adding annotations originally recommended to the Secretary.