Section 10 - Restricted & Permitted Substances
Restricted permitted substances that can be used for the production of organic foods.
Precautions
Any substances used in an organic system for soil fertilisation and conditioning, pest and disease control, for the health of livestock and quality of the animal products, or for preparation, transport, preservation and storage of the food product, should comply with the relevant New Zealand law.
Conditions for use, in organic production, processing, cleaning, packaging and other processes, of certain inputs contained in the lists in Tables 1 to 6 may be specified by NZFSA, on AsureQuality’s recommendation, e.g. its use only in case of absolute necessity, volume, frequency of application, specific purpose etc
Where substances are required for primary production they should be used with care and with the knowledge that even permitted substances may be subject to misuse and may alter the ecosystem of the soil or farm.
Requirements for the inclusion of substances in Section 10
Tables
This section contains the following tables:
- Substances for use in soil fertilising & conditioning
- Substances for plant pest and disease control
- Ingredients of non-agricultural origin referred to in section 6 of this standard
- Processing aids which may be used for the preparation of products of non-agricultural origin referred to in section 3 of this standard
- Feed additives, certain substances used in animal nutrition and processing aids used in feeding stuffs
- Products authorised for cleaning and disinfection of livestock buildings & installations
- Feed materials
- Maximum number of animals per hectare
- Minimum surface areas indoors and outdoors and other characteristics of housing in the different species and types of production
