Rolnictwo i żywność · 17/01/2018

USDA Proposes Amendments to National Organic Program Regulations

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has proposed rule changes to the National Organic Program (NOP) to implement recommendations from the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) regarding the use of certain substances in organic production and handling. The proposed rule would add or remove substances from the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances, affecting seventeen existing substances and sixteen new ones.