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[compost_tea] Re: NOP and Yucca



Or is that NOP Yuck!?:)  The "National List of Allowed and Prohibited
Substances" is not exhaustive.  From NOP FAQs, in the National List section:

"Q: Will there be a generic list of allowed naturals?
A:  No, there will not be a generic list of allowed natural materials,
because all naturals are allowed unless prohibited on the National List."

Sections 205.602 and 205.604 in the Final Standards tome present prohibited
materials.  No yucca or saponin there, so they must be allowed, eh?

I believe everything approved by OMRI is de facto NOP-approved and it
doesn't cost that much to get their lists (registering is another
matter...).  Brand name list is available on line at omri.org, last I
checked.  Seems like any doubts could be resolved by asking certifiers, or
OMRI, for that matter.  They have been responsive to questions I have asked
in the past.  Certainly can't say the same for NOP people.

Certifier ok is necessary for CT, btw, as it's disallowed by NOP, even
though NOSB spoke differently, and some certifiers are approving...  For an
exercise in amazement, look at the National List and then think about what's
in CT.  Not a single component of CT is disallowed, yet CT is, which to me
suggests a really odd and obtuse USDA agenda.







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