TAP Review Documents

The Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (OFPA) requires that USDA establish a National List of synthetics allowed and non-synthetics prohibited in organic production (crops and livestock), as well as non-organic substances allowed in organic processing. OFPA requires the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) to convene the TAP to evaluate materials that are petitioned for inclusion on the National List.

The NOSB relies on information provided in the TAP reviews, as well as information supplied by the petitioners and other public input to make a decision, which is whether or not to recommend to the Secretary of Agriculture that a material be added to the National List. The Secretary then has the choice of whether or not to accept the NOSB's recommendation. If the Secretary accepts the recommendation, the change will be published in a Federal Register notice for public comment before becoming effective.

OMRI Tap Reviews

Activated Carbon September 2002 - Processing (pdf 310K)
Activated Charcoal September 2002 - Livestock (pdf 269K)
Amino Acids October 1999 - Crops (pdf 36K)
Amino Acids October 1999 - Livestock (pdf 55K)
Animal-derived Enzymes November 2000 - Processing (pdf 46K)

Calcium Borogluconate November 2000 - Livestock (pdf 42K)
Calcium Chloride October 2001 - Crops (pdf 261K)
Calcium Hydroxide May 2002 - Crops (pdf 262K)
Calcium Oxide May 2002 - Crops (pdf 239K)
Cellulose October 2001 - (pdf 282 K)
Chlorhexadine October 1999 - Livestock (pdf 23K)
Copper sulfate October 2001 - (pdf 259K)

Enzymes October 1999 - Livestock (pdf 39K)
Ethylene October 1999 - Crops (pdf 39K)
Ethylene (on pineapples) October 1999 - Crops (pdf 30K)

Gelatin May 2002 - Processing (pdf 281K)
Glucono Delta-Lactone September 2002 - Processing (pdf 266K)
Glycerin October 1999 - Livestock (pdf 17K)
Glycerol monooleate October 2001 - (pdf 274K)

Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose September 2002 - Processing (pdf 285K)

Lanolin October 1999 - Livestock (pdf 19K)
Leather Meal November 2000 - Crops (pdf 66K)

Magnesium Chloride October 1999 - Processing (pdf 128K)

Orange Shellac (Unbleached) May 2002 - Processing (pdf 245K)
Ozone September 2002 - Crops (pdf 241K)

Parasiticides October 1999 - Livestock (pdf 68K)
Peracetic Acid November 2000 - Crops (pdf 60K)
Peracetic Acid November 2000 - Livestock (pdf 50K)
Peracetic Acid November 2000 - Processing (pdf 37K)
Phosphoric Acid October 1999 - Livestock (pdf 20K)
Potassium Bicarbonate October 1999 - Crops (pdf 20K)
Potassium Sorbate May 2002 - Crops (pdf 221K)

Sodium Chlorate November 2000 - Crops (pdf 54K)
Sodium phosphates October 2001 - (pdf 248K)
Sodium Propionate May 2002 - Crops (pdf 203K)
Spinosad May 2002 - Crops (pdf 247K)

Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate September 2002 - Processing (pdf 230K)