October 22, 2004
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A
Summary of Minutes for the NOSB April 2004 Meeting has been
posted on the
NOSB website. |
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October 8, 2004
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The Louisiana
Department of Agriculture and Forestry has been added to the
list of USDA Accredited Certifying Agents. |
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September 29, 2004
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Documented Source of Approved and Prohibited Materials for Use
in Organic Operations -- dated July 16, 2004 was added to
the NOP
Correspondence page
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USDA Press Release: USDA Awards $4.5 Million in
Grants for Organic Agriculture Projects |
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September 27, 2004
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Federal Register
Notice of National Organic Standards Board Meeting, October
12-14, 2004 |
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September 24, 2004
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The Meeting Book for the National Organic Standards Board
Meeting scheduled for October 12-14, 2004 has been posted to the
NOSB website. |
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September 17, 2004
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AMS News
Release announcing the National Organic Standards Board Meeting
October 12-14, 2004 |
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September 15, 2004
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Contact information
for Bio Latina, now located in Bogotá, Columbia, has been
updated on the Accredited Certifying Agents page. |
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September 14, 2004
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The NOSB Compost Tea Task Force Report has been updated and
added to the
NOSB Recommendations page. |
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September 9, 2004
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Proposed
Japanese Agricultural Standards for Organic Livestock have been
posted to the NOP Trade Issues page. |
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September 7, 2004
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Argencert S.R.L. has been given the authority to add the
certification of livestock to its current accreditation to
certify crop, wild crop, and handling operations to the National
Organic Standards. |
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September 3, 2004
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NOP Site Update:
The agenda for the October 2004 NOSB Meeting has been posted
on the
NOSB Meetings page.
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September 2, 2004
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Certificadora Chile
Organico S.A. was added to the list of Accredited Certifying
Agents.
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NOSB Site Update:
The link NOSB
Committees and Members has been changed to NOSB Administrative
Information. All information previously found under the
Committees and Members link can now be found under the NOSB
Administrative Information link.
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August 31, 2004
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A
supplemental report for Soy Protein Isolate was added to the
Petitioned Substances Database.
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August 26, 2004
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Entidad De Control
Certificación Y Servicos Agroalimentarios (ECCYSA) was added to
the list of Accredited Certifying Agents.
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The contact
information and mailing address for Ecocert S.A. has been
updated on the list of Accredited Certifying Agents. |
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August 18, 2004
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Federal Register
Notice: (August 18, 2004) Notice of Agricultural Management
Assistance Organic Certification Cost-Share Program
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News Release:
(August 4, 2004) Funds to Defray Costs of Organic Certification
are Available to Producers in 15 States
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The National Organic Program is seeking sources for qualified
businesses to provide technical reviews of substances petitioned
for evaluation for inclusion on or removal from the National
List of Substances Allowed and Prohibited in Organic Production
and Handling. Link
added to homepage -- Materials Review Sources Sought |
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August 17, 2004
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The Executive Committe Conference Call Summary Minutes for March
30, 2004 has been posted to the NOSB site. |
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August 16, 2004
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An amendment has been
added to the substance Sucrose Octanoate Esters on the
Petitioned Substances Database.
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A new petition for
the substance Pullulan has replaced the previous petition on the
Petitioned Substances Database.
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August 10, 2004
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The address and contact information
for Stellar Certification Services, Inc. has been updated on
both the Accredited
Certifying Agents list and the
Accreditation Applicants list.
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The phone and fax
numbers for Pacific Ag Commodities were added to their listing
on the Organic Feedgrain Producers and Handlers page. |
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July 21, 2004
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The list of
accredited certifying agents has been updated and is now
alphabetical by state or country. |
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June 24, 2004
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The
website address for the accredited certifying agent IMO
Switzerland has been updated. |
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The
NOSB Board Policy Manual has been revised. |
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The NOSB
Policy Development and
Compliance, Accreditation, and Certification Committee
Recommendations that were adopted at the NOSB April Meeting have
been posted. |
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June 9, 2004
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NOFA Massachusetts has changed its name to
Baystate Organic Certifiers. This change has been made on
the Accredited
Certifying Agents list.
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June 8, 2004
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The
Accreditation Status Table was updated to show Certificadora
Chile Organico S.A. and OVONA, Inc. (Canada) were moved from the
Under Review of Author table to the In ARC Branch table and to
show that the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce
has been moved to the Accredited table.
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The
Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce has been
added to the List of USDA Accredited Certifying Agents.
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The List of
Applicants for Accreditation has been updated. |
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May 28, 2004
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The
Accreditation Status Table was updated to show Certificadora
Chile Organic (CCO) and Ovona, Inc. Canada are now under the
review of an auditor.
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E-mail addresses for
bio.inspecta and NOFA-NJ were updated on the Accredited
Certifying Agents List. |
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May 25, 2004
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The April 2004
NOSB meeting transcripts have been added to the NOSB Transcripts
page. |
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May 24, 2004
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The State Contacts
page was updated. |
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May 13, 2004
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Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
was added to the
Petitioned Substances Database. |
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May 11, 2004
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Value Through Verification: USDA
National Organic Program was added to the list of available
publications.
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The
accreditation letter and
Decision on Accreditation document have been linked to the
Organic National and International Certifiers listing on the
Accredited Certifying Agent List.
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The
Accreditation Status Tables have been updated to show that Organic
National and International Certifiers have been accredited and Certificadora
Chili Organico SA and OVONA, Inc. Canada are now in the ARC Branch (waiting for information).
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The
accreditation applicants list has been updated. |
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April 26, 2004
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The
Public Comments page for the April 2004 NOSB meeting was
updated. |
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April 20, 2004
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The
Accreditation Status Tables have been updated to show Certificadora
Chili Organico SA and OVONA, Inc. Canada are now under review of the
auditor (waiting for information).
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The
accreditation letter and
Decision on Accreditation document have been linked to the
bio.inspecta listing on the Accredited Certifying Agent List. |
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April 19, 2004
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bio.inspecta was added to the Accredited Certifying Agents List. |
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The list of applicants for Accreditation has been updated. |
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April 16, 2004
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Materials Used as
Food Contact Substances Report was added to the
NOSB April 2004
Meeting Agenda and
Meeting Book. |
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April 15, 2004
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The address for
sending appeals process documentation has been changed to:
Administrator, USDA, AMS
c/o NOP Appeals Staff
Stop 0203, Room 3529-S
1400 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20250-0203
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April 14, 2004
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Comment on NOSB Committee
Materials Recommendations |
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April 13, 2004
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Sucrose
Octanoate Esters was added to the
Petitioned Substances
Database.
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The Crops
Materials Committee Recommendation for Urea was
added to the NOSB April 2004 Meeting Agenda
and
Meeting Book.
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The
Compost Task Force Final Report
was added to the NOSB April 2004 Meeting Agenda
and
Meeting Book. |
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April 7, 2004
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Northern-Most Feeds,
LLC was added to the list of organic feedgrain producers and
handlers |
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Consell catala de la
Produccio Agraria Ecologica (CCPAE) was added to the Accredited
Certifying Agents list.
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FAS
GAIN Report on Japan (.pdf) was added to
Export Arrangements with
Japan. |
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Federal Register Notice of Meeting of the National Organic
Standards Board (.pdf) |
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NOSB
April Meeting Agenda and
Meeting Book have been updated to reflect what items have
not been submitted by NOSB committees. |
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NOSB Committee Recommendations for
Soy Protein
Isolate,
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Benzyladenine, and
Hydrogen Chloride were added to the NOSB
April Meeting Agenda
and
Meeting Book. |
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April 5, 2004
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The following NOSB conference call
summaries were added to the NOSB website:
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April 2, 2004
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The
Filing a Petition page has been created. This page
includes the following: Federal Register notice,
Information To Be Included in Petition, Materials Forms, and the
National List Review Process. |
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April 1, 2004
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NOSB
April 2004 Meetings Page,
Meeting Agenda, and
Meeting Book were updated |
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The
Petitioned Substances Database on the National List
Information page was updated |
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Press release
announcing April 2004 NOSB Meeting |
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