6.0 Listing allowed and prohibited inputs
Cross references
USDA NOP: § 205.600 Evaluation criteria for allowed and prohibited substances, methods, and ingredients.
NZFSA Technical Rules for Organic Production:
Section 9, Inputs used in Organic Production
The following criteria will be utilised in the evaluation of substances or ingredients for the organic production and handling sections of the National List ((i.e. NZFSA Technical Rules for Organic Production, Tables 1-6):
(a) Synthetic and non-synthetic substances considered for inclusion on or deletion from the National List (i.e. NZFSA Technical Rules for Organic Production, Tables 1-6) of allowed and prohibited substances will be evaluated using the criteria specified in Section 9 of the NZFSA Technical Rules.
(b) In addition to point (a) above, any synthetic substance used as a processing aid or adjuvant will be evaluated against the following criteria:
(1) The substance cannot be produced from a natural source and there are no organic substitutes;
(2) The substance's manufacture, use, and disposal do not have adverse effects on the environment and are done in a manner compatible with organic handling;
(3) The nutritional quality of the food is maintained when the substance is used, and the substance, itself, or its breakdown products do not have an adverse effect on human health as defined by applicable New Zealand regulations;
(4) The substance's primary use is not as a preservative or to recreate or improve flavours, colours, textures, or nutritive value lost during processing, except where the replacement of nutrients is required by law;
(5) The substance is listed as generally recognised as safe (GRAS) by the NZFSA when used in accordance with NZFSA's good manufacturing practices (GMP) and contains no residues of heavy metals or other contaminants in excess of tolerances set by NZFSA; and
(6) The substance is essential for the handling of organically produced agricultural products.
(c) Nonsynthetics used in organic processing will be evaluated using the criteria specified in Section 9 of the NZFSA Technical Rules.
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