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OMRI Standards
Update
USDA permits new synthetic medications for organic livestock agriculture; defines excipients and permits some synthetic excipients
December 17 , 2007
The USDA’s National Organic Program
released a final rule in the Federal Register amending the National Organic Program Rule.
For organic livestock production, this Notice formally allows the use of Atropine (CAS # 51–55–8), Butorphanol (CAS # 42408–82–2), Flunixin (CAS # 38677–85–9), Furosemide (CAS #54–31–9), Magnesium hydroxide (CAS # 1309–42–8), Peroxyacetic/Peracetic acid (CAS # 79–21–0), Poloxalene (CAS # 9003–11–6), Tolazoline (CAS # 59–98–3), Xylazine (CAS #–7361–61–7), and excipients, which are either Generally Recognized As Safe, approved by the FDA as a food additive, or included in the FDA review and approval of a New Animal Drug Application or New Drug Application.
According to the OMRI Policy Manual, OMRI
standards are immediately updated when there is a change to the
National Organic Program rule. The release of this Final Rule
immediately changes OMRI's standards. OMRI will
publish an addendum to the OMRI Standards Manual and the OMRI Generic
Materials
List during their next regularly published update.
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