Description

This edition of the Standard (NSF/ANSI 305-2011) includes the following revisions:

Issue 3 – Purpose, Definitions, General requirements, Production and handling requirements
Modifications to Purpose (1.1); Definitions (3.2, 3.5, 3.9, and 3.23); General requirements (4.2.2.1, 4.2.2.2, and 4.2.2.3); Production and handling requirements (5.1); Organic production system plan (5.2).

Issue 6 – Ingredient Sourcing
Allows plant-based products certified to EC 834/2007 and EC 889/2008 (European Union organic regulations) to be considered equivalent to USDA NOP standards certification.

Issue 7 – Botano-Chemical Processes and Catalysts
(1) Updates Table 5.1 to show a missing process known as “Etherificiation of glycerin and glycerin making polyglycerols”; (2) updates the naming conventions so that the botano-chemical process names are the same in Table 5.1, Table 6.1 and Annex E; and (3) incorporates additional language allowing for the use of catalysts meeting the chemical definition of catalyst (3.3) in the botano-chemical processes (5.3.1).

Issue 8 – Annex G
(1) Changes Annex G from ‘Informative’ to ‘Normative’; (2) amends the introductory note in Annex G; (3) specifies in Table G.3 that Glycine betaine extracted from sugar beets is allowed; and (4) clarifies in Table G.3 that in addition to betaines other that Glycine betaine extracted from sugar beets, amphoteric surfactants are also prohibited.

Issue 9 – Normative and Informational ReferencesUpdates both 2.1 Normative references and 2.2 Informational references.

Issue 10 – Mined Minerals
Incorporates a note concerning compliance with the California Organic Products Act (COPA) of 2003 and the proper calculation of mined minerals in Sections 5.3.3, 6.3 and A.4.4.

Issue 12 – Certifier PlacementGiven the space constraints of some product labels, allows flexibility of certifier placement on agricultural packaged products, consistent with what is currently allowed under the USDA NOP.

Product Details

Published:

12/19/2011

ANSI:

ANSI Approved

Number of Pages:

60

File Size:

1 file , 900 KB

Redline File Size:

2 files , 1.6 MB