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Cryolite (sodium fluoaluminate). December 16, 1997. National Organic Standards. Proposed Rule. Federal Register.


Note from FAN:
The proposed National Organic Standards, as listed in this Federal Register notice, is very long, and is available in three parts (see below). In the first part, the following references to cryolite are:

From USDA Agricultural Marketing Service: The NOSB [National Organic Standards Board] has recommended that the rodenticide strychnine, the fertilizer ingredient manure ash, and the pesticide sodium fluoaluminate, which are non-synthetic (natural) substances, be prohibited for use in organic farming and handling. As stated previously, in order for the Secretary to prohibit the use of a non- synthetic (natural) substance in an organic farming or handling operation, it must be determined that the use of such substance both would be harmful to human health and the environment and inconsistent with organic farming or handling. Further, the Secretary of HHS and the Administrator of EPA must be consulted. The Secretary of HHS and the Administrator of EPA, respectively, have the authority to regulate crop production substances according to human health and safety and environmental protection. These two agencies have the responsibility to review and establish appropriate restrictions on the use of any substance as a pest control, food, feed or drug, and the applicable agency must determine that allowed use of the substance poses no threat to human health and the environment before permitting a substance to be used in agricultural production or handling. In consulting with these agencies, they concluded that their review of these substances showed that, when used according to the requirements established by these agencies, the substances do not meet the criteria in the Act for inclusion on the National List of prohibited non-synthetic (natural) substances. In concurrence with this conclusion, we have determined that there can be no non-synthetic substance that meets both of the OFPA criteria for being designated as a prohibited non-synthetic substance, and we did not accept the NOSB's recommendation for the prohibition of strychnine, manure ash, and sodium fluoaluminate. We only include sections 205.23 and 205.25 in our proposal so that appropriate substances may be included on the National List in the future should this be determined to be necessary. http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/1997/December/Day-16/p32322a.htm

Mined minerals and other mined substances: Cryolite (sodium fluoaluminate)

Another Note from EC: In the final National Organic Standards (NOS), released in Dec 2000, cryolite is on the NOS National List of prohibited substances.

1st of 3 Parts: [Federal Register: December 16, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 241)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 65849-65898]

2nd of 3 Parts: [Federal Register: December 16, 1997 (Proposed Rules)] [Page 65899-65948]

3rd of 3 Parts: [Federal Register: December 16, 1997 (Proposed Rules)] [Page 65949-65967]