Effective Jan. 28, 2019, the National List of substances allowed for organic production is updated.

The final rule amending the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances provisions of USDA’s organic regulations was published Dec. 27, 2018. The rule changes the use restrictions for 17 substances allowed for organic production or handling on the National List. The rule also adds 16 new substances to the National List to be allowed in organic production or handling.

Now prohibited

The final rule lists the botanical pesticide, rotenone, as a prohibited substance in organic crop production.

Ivermectin is removed as an allowed parasiticide for use in organic livestock production.

Now allowed

The rule amends regulations to allow the use of parasiticides in fiber-bearing animals.

Organic crop production

Three new substances are added and it changes the annotation of micronutrients.

Organic livestock production

The final rule adds the following substances to the National List:

Implementation

The rule will be fully implemented Jan. 28, 2019, except that amendments for the substances ivermectin, flavors, cellulose and glycerin will be implemented Dec. 27, 2019.

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