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Image: Shelf labeling at Blue Hill Coop, Blue Hill, Maine. Note three levels of information: Local Maine Organic, Organic, and Local Maine, as well as country of origin. Photo by Jay Feldman, heading to the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Assn (MOFGA) Common Ground County Fair.<\/p>\r\n

(Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, September 23, 2024)\u00a0Public Comments on organic standards are due by 11:59 PM EDT on September 30, 2024.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Beyond Pesticides is calling for the public to submit comments<\/a> to the National Organic Standards Board during its Fall review of standards and allowed substances\u2014a second action in a two-part request for the public to weigh in on key issues that go to the heart of the integrity of practices allowed under the USDA organic food label. The issues addressed in this call for action include the following: end plastic in organic production and processed food as a research priority; eliminate nonorganic ingredients in processed organic food; and, require organic products to be produced using only organic seeds and starts. The first action during the current comment can be found here<\/a> and includes the following issues: full review of \u201cInert\u201d ingredients used in organic production; strengthened compost regulations; and, rejection of proposal for new animal drug in livestock production without required specific use information.<\/p>\r\n

The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) is receiving written comments from the public on key issues, which\u202fmust be submitted by 11:59 PM EDT on September 30, 2024.<\/strong>\u202fWritten comments can be submitted via\u00a0the\u202flinked form<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>
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\r\nThis precedes the upcoming public comment webinar on October 15 and 17 and the deliberative hearing from\u00a0October 22-24<\/a>\u2014concerning how organic food is produced and processed.\u00a0Currently, the oral comment registration is full\u2014to be considered for a potential waitlist (and let\u00a0the U.S. Department of Agriculture\u00a0know how important organic is), please contact NOSB Advisory Committee Specialist Michelle Arsenault at\u00a0michelle.arsenault@usda.gov<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>Links to the virtual comment webinars will be provided on\u00a0this webpage<\/a>\u202fin early October, about one week before the meeting.\u202f\u00a0
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\r\nAs a means of taking on the challenges of health threats, biodiversity collapse, and the climate emergency, the review and updating of organic standards requires public involvement in the current public comment period. This is required to keep organic strong and continually improving. Organic maintains a unique place in the food system because of its high standards and the ongoing opportunity for continuous improvement through transparency and public involvement. But organic remains strong and grows stronger only if the public participates in voicing positions on key issues to the stakeholder advisory board, the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). Beyond Pesticides has identified key issues for the\u00a0meeting below.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

>> Click here to submit your comments to the NOSB by 11:59 PM EDT on September 30, 2024<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

The NOSB is responsible for guiding USDA in its administration of the\u00a0Organic Foods Production Act\u00a0<\/em>(OFPA), including the materials allowed to be used in organic production and handling. The role of the NOSB is especially important as society depends on organic production to protect the environment, mitigate climate change, and enhance health.<\/p>\r\n

The NOSB plays an important role in bringing the views of organic consumers and producers to bear on USDA, which is not always in sync with organic principles and not giving sufficient support to the critical need to end the use of petrochemical pesticides and fertilizers. There are many important issues on the NOSB agenda this Fall.\u00a0➡️\u00a0For a complete discussion, please see the\u202fKeeping Organic Strong<\/a>\u202fpage and review the UPDATED\u00a0Fall 2024 issues<\/a>!\u202f<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Some of Beyond Pesticides\u2019 high-priority issues for the upcoming NOSB meeting (see others here<\/a>):<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

\u2014Make the elimination of plastic in organic a research priority. <\/strong>Plastic is found in every facet of organic production and handling. Yet, the human and environmental health implications of plastic are becoming increasingly well-documented. Research is needed into ways to replace all forms of plastic in organic production and handling.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Microplastics\u2014plastic fragments less than 5 mm in size\u2014are of increasing concern because they can cause harmful effects to humans and other organisms and act as carriers of toxic chemicals that are adsorbed to their surface.\u00a0Studies on fish<\/a>\u00a0have shown that microplastics and their associated toxic chemicals bioaccumulate, resulting in intestinal damage and changes in metabolism. Microplastics\u00a0can increase the spread of antibiotic resistance genes<\/a>\u00a0in the environment. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Plastics are introduced into the environment directly from sources like plastic mulches (including biodegradable bioplastic). Soil organisms and edible plants\u00a0ingest<\/a>\u00a0microplastic particles. Earthworms can move microplastics through the soil and\u00a0through the food chain<\/a>\u00a0to human food. Their wide range of negative impacts on the soil include reduction in growth and reproduction of soil microfauna. They can carry toxic chemicals and can\u00a0increase the spread of antibiotic resistance genes<\/a>\u00a0in water and sediments. Highly hazardous PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are\u00a0leaching out of plastic containers<\/a>\u00a0and contaminating food products.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

The average liter of three brands of bottled water in the U.S.\u00a0contains<\/a>\u00a0almost a quarter of a million bits of microplastics, of which 90 percent are at the nanoscale, 90% of which are not identifiable, but the number of individual chemical compounds varies wildly among products, ranging from 114 to 2,456 in one study. Another study\u00a0analyzed<\/a>\u00a0components of 50 items in common use, finding many hazardous chemicals in the plastics as well as many that could not be identified because they were not listed in the major chemical substance databases. When they exposed cod eggs, embryos and larvae to water containing microplastics, toxic effects included spinal deformities reminiscent of scoliosis in humans.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Polyethylene was detected in\u00a0carotid artery plaque<\/a>\u00a0of 150 out of a total of 257 patients (58.4%), with a mean level of 2% of plaque; 31 patients (12.1%) also had measurable amounts of polyvinyl chloride, with a mean level of 0.5% of plaque. Microplastic particles have been\u00a0found<\/a>\u00a0in human lungs, blood, feces, breast milk, and\u00a0placenta<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

\u2014Eliminate nonorganic ingredients in processed organic foods as a part of NOSB’s sunset review.<\/strong>\u00a0Materials listed in \u00a7205.606 in the organic regulations are nonorganic agricultural ingredients that may comprise 5% of organic-labeled processed foods. The intent of the law is to allow restricted nonorganic ingredients (fully disclosed and limited) only when their organic form is not available. However, materials should not remain on \u00a7205.606 if they can be supplied organically, and virtually anything can be grown organically. The Handling Subcommittee needs to ask the question of potential suppliers, \u201cCould you supply the need if the organic form is required?\u201d Materials on \u00a7205.606 up for sunset review this year made from agricultural products that can be supplied organically should be taken off the National List of allowed materials.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

The majority of the Handling Subcommittee voted to remove dried orange pulp from \u00a7205.606 because organic dried orange pulp is now available. This should be supported.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Cultured celery powder is a way of adding “natural” nitrites. The quotation marks are appropriate since it is not possible to achieve the high levels of nitrate desired through organic celery production. Rather, the celery must be grown in chemical-intensive production where it takes up nitrates from synthetic fertilizers. Given the known health effects of nitrates, Beyond Pesticides says there is a good reason for keeping celery powder on the National List. The Agency for Toxic Disease Registry (ATSDR)\/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists, for example, methemoglobinemia, hypotension, risk of pregnancy complications, a number of reproductive effects, and cancer, among others. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n

In addition, there are 62 pesticides with allowed residues (tolerances) for celery, 27 are acutely toxic and create a hazardous environment for farmworkers, 57 are linked to chronic health problems (such as cancer), 15 contaminate streams or groundwater, and 56 are poisonous to wildlife. Celery powder should be removed from the National List.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

\u2014All segments of organic production and regulation should ensure that organic products are produced using organic seed and starts.<\/strong>\u00a0Processors should not require organic growers to produce varieties if the seeds or starts for those varieties are not available organically. Processors who sell products with the organic seal benefit from certification and should share the responsibility for continuous improvement. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Organic cotton growers find it very difficult to source organic seed due to the small size of the industry. Most growers must use conventional, untreated, non-GMO seed. Given current seed regulations, the delinting process used on conventional seeds (sulfuric acid) is allowed since the seeds themselves are untreated and non-GMO. Also, due to the consolidation of seed companies, organic growers have an increasingly hard time finding their desired varieties that have been available in the past. The push for genetically modified cotton varieties has also made seed sourcing for organic growers even more difficult. The NOSB and NOP should make the availability of organic seed a priority.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

>> Click here to submit your comments to the NOSB by 11:59 PM EDT on September 30, 2024<\/a>.<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Beyond Pesticides urges you to submit comments to the docket on the above issues and to add a sentence or two at the beginning of the comments explaining why organic is important to you!\u00a0<\/strong>For those who prefer to copy and paste comments directly to\u00a0Regulations.gov<\/a>, please see\u00a0Beyond Pesticides\u2019 comments<\/a>\u00a0included on our Fall issues page.<\/em><\/p>\r\n

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Image: Shelf labeling at Blue Hill Coop, Blue Hill, Maine. Note three levels of information: Local Maine Organic, Organic, and Local Maine, as well as country of origin. Photo by Jay Feldman, heading to the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Assn (MOFGA) Common Ground County Fair. (Beyond Pesticides, September 23, 2024)\u00a0Public Comments on organic standards are due by 11:59 PM EDT on September 30, 2024.\u00a0Beyond Pesticides is calling for the public to submit comments to the National Organic Standards Board during its Fall review of standards and allowed substances\u2014a second action in a two-part request for the public to weigh in on key issues that go to the heart of the integrity of practices allowed under the USDA organic food label. 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