Technical Updates

updates

4 January 2012 - TU15 Derogation Oyster Spat

4 January 2012 - TU16 Derogation Poultry Feed

7 July 2011 - Confusion Between Standards

4 July 2011 - Revised Versions of Organic Standards ( Official Assurance Programme, Canada Organic Regime and AsureQuality Organic Standard)

24 May 2011 - Expiring Exemptions

31 March 2011 - Certification to Canadian Organic Standards

15 March 2011 - Methionine in Poultry Feed

9th September 2010 - USDA Announces use of Calcium borogluconate (48KB PDF)

16th February 2010 - USDA Issues Final  Rule on Access on Organic Access to Pasture (46.6KB PDF)

 AsureQuality Access to Pasture Rule (to be read in conjunction with ASDA Rule above) (54.7KB PDF)

4th November 2009 - organic operators must discontinue to put in any new treated posts by July 2010. Information on alternatives.

14th September 2009 - Market Access to Korea for Processed Organic Products

7th September 2009 - Electrolytes - Calcium burogluconate phase out for dairy farmers

7th September 2009 - Electrolytes - Calcium burogluconate phase out for non-dairy farmers

19th June 2009 - USDA NOP Timber Preservatives & Treatments (50.23 KB PDF)

19th June 2009 - Paraffin oil in beehives (44.13KB PDF)