Comments to the National Organic Standards Board April 27-30, 2015 Meeting La Jolla, California The Cornucopia Institute is engaged in research and educational activities supporting the ecological principles and economic wisdom underlying sustainable and organic agriculture. Through research and investigations on agricultural and food issues, The Cornucopia Institute provides needed information to family farmers, consumers, stakeholders involved in the good food movement, and the media. The Cornucopia Institute wishes to thank the thousands of family farmers and their “urban allies” who fund our work with their generous donations. The Cornucopia Institute P.O. Box 126 Cornucopia, WI 54827 608-625-2000 voice 866-861-2214 fax [email protected] www.cornucopia.org Cover design by Draft Horse Studio | drafthorsestudio.com Photo sources: Main photo – Stonebridge Farm, Longmont, Colorado Top row – dollarphotoclub.com (photo 1), iStockphoto.com (photos 2, 3 and 5), Linley Dixon, Ph.D. (photo 4) Copyright © 2015, The Cornucopia Institute The Cornucopia Institute’s Comments to the National Organic Standards Board Spring 2015 Meeting April 27–30 La Jolla, California Submitted April 7, 2015 Contents INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 3 HANDLING SUBCOMMITTEE ................................................................................. 4 PROPOSALS ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 Glycerin ........................................................................................................................................................ 4 Whole Algal Flour .................................................................................................................................... 6 Triethyl Citrate .......................................................................................................................................... 8 2016 SUNSET MATERIALS ........................................................................................................................ 10 Egg White Lysozyme ............................................................................................................................. 12 L-Malic Acid .............................................................................................................................................. 16 Microorganisms ...................................................................................................................................... 17 Activated Charcoal ................................................................................................................................. 19 Peracetic Acid .......................................................................................................................................... 20 Boiler Chemicals: Octadecylamine, Diethylaminoethanol, and Cyclohexylamine ........ 21 Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate ............................................................................................................. 24 Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate ............................................................................................................. 26 2017 SUNSET MATERIALS ........................................................................................................................ 29 Chlorine Materials ................................................................................................................................. 29 Magnesium Stearate ............................................................................................................................. 39 Colors Derived from Agricultural Products ................................................................................. 44 Lecithin, de-oiled .................................................................................................................................... 49 Orange Shellac, unbleached ............................................................................................................... 53 Wood Rosin .............................................................................................................................................. 56 Carnauba Wax ......................................................................................................................................... 60 CROPS SUBCOMMITTEE ....................................................................................... 64 PROPOSALS ..................................................................................................................................................... 64 Exhaust Gas .............................................................................................................................................. 64 Calcium Sulfate ....................................................................................................................................... 67 3-decene-2-one ....................................................................................................................................... 70 DISCUSSION DOCUMENT: CONTAMINATED INPUTS PLAN ........................................................ 73 2016 SUNSET MATERIALS ........................................................................................................................ 78 Ferric Phosphate .................................................................................................................................... 78 Hydrogen Chloride ................................................................................................................................ 81 2017 SUNSET MATERIALS ........................................................................................................................ 85 Newspaper or Other Recycled Paper ............................................................................................. 85 Ammonium Soaps .................................................................................................................................. 87 Lime Sulfur and Elemental Sulfur .................................................................................................... 93 Soaps, insecticidal ............................................................................................................................... 100 Vitamin D3 .............................................................................................................................................. 104 Copper Sulfate & Fixed Copper Products .................................................................................. 108 Lignin Sulfonate ................................................................................................................................... 112 Ethylene Gas.......................................................................................................................................... 117 Microcrystalline Cheesewax ........................................................................................................... 120 LIVESTOCK SUBCOMMITTEE ........................................................................... 125 PROPOSALS .................................................................................................................................................. 125 Methionine ............................................................................................................................................. 125 Acidified Sodium Chlorite ................................................................................................................ 135 Zinc Sulfate ............................................................................................................................................ 141 DISCUSSION DOCUMENT: AQUACULTURE ..................................................................................... 146 2017 SUNSET MATERIALS ..................................................................................................................... 149 Iodine ....................................................................................................................................................... 149 Ivermectin .............................................................................................................................................. 155 Moxidectin ............................................................................................................................................. 159 Fenbendazole ....................................................................................................................................... 161 Lidocaine ................................................................................................................................................ 164 Chlorhexidine ....................................................................................................................................... 167 Hydrogen Peroxide............................................................................................................................. 169 Ethanol/Isopropanol ......................................................................................................................... 171 NANOTECHNOLOGY ...........................................................................................