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National Organic Standards Board Spring Meeting 2024
Improve the National Organic Program & Make Organic Food and Products Safer
The public comment period closes at 11:59 PM Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Submit your comment today. The pre-written comment text is editable. We encourage you to edit it to make it your own.
The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) is a Federal Advisory Board made up of 15 public volunteers from across the organic community. Established by the Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA) and governed by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the NOSB considers and makes recommendations on a wide range of issues involving the production, handling, and processing of organic products. The NOSB also has special responsibilities related to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances.
The NOSB generally meets twice per year at a public meeting to discuss the items on its work agenda, vote on proposals, and make recommendations to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary. The public is invited to participate.
GMO/Toxin Free USA’s first four recommendations were presented in 2023. But since the NOSB has yet to address these urgent issues, we are asking supporters to submit them again. An additional three are provided by our allies at Beyond Pesticides. The Spring 2024 recommendations are as follows:
- Place entire class of PFAS chemicals on the National List of Prohibited Substances
- Phase out use of fluorinated plastic containers and packaging
- Phase out use of fossil fuel-based plastic containers and packaging
- Phase out use of plastic mulch and tarps for growing
- Reject the petition to allow unspecified “compostable materials” in compost allowed in organic production
- Eliminate non-organic ingredients in processed organic foods as a part of the sunset review
- Ensure that so-called “inert” ingredients in the products used in organic production meet the criteria in OFPA with an NOSB assessment
To read the full text of recommendations to improve the National Organic Program (NOP) and to protect the health of organic consumers and the environment, citing the latest peer-reviewed science, including references, CLICK HERE.
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