AMS Renews Status of Substances on Organic National List

The Agricultural Marketing Service renewed the status of 187 substances on its National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances for use in organic crop production and foods labeled as organic, it said (here). As a result, these substances will retain their current status -- either allowed or prohibited in organic production, depending on the substance – until 2022, the AMS said. See the notice for the full list. AMS also recently proposed to end exemptions that allow for the use of 11 substances in organic products (see 1701170020). Both actions are part of the 2017 sunset review of the National List.