National Organic Standards Board (NOSB)

NOSB Fall 2023 Voting Outcomes

Subcommittee

Substance/Motion Motion by: Seconded by: Vote threshold JAVIER ZAMORA ALLISON JOHNSON BRIAN CALDWELL NATE LEWIS DILIP NANDWANI JERRY D'AMORE KYLA SMITH AMY BRUCH MINDEE JEFFERY KIM HUSEMAN FRANKLIN QUARCOO WOOD TURNER LOGAN PETREY CAROLYN DIMITRI NATE POWELL‐ PALMYes (Y) No (N) 

VOTING ITEMS

Livestock Motion to remove Alcohols: Ethanol Nate Powell‐

Palm

BrianCaldwell

2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 

Livestock Motion to remove Alcohols: Isopropanol Nate Powell‐

Palm

Kim Huseman 2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 

Livestock Motion to remove Aspirin Kim Huseman Brian

Caldwell

2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 

Livestock Motion to remove Biologics ‐ Vaccines Brian Caldwell Amy Bruch 2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 Livestock Motion to remove Electrolytes Brian Caldwell Kim Huseman 2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 Livestock Motion to remove Glycerin(e) Kim Huseman Amy Bruch 2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 Livestock Motion to remove Phosphoric acid Amy Bruch Nate Lewis 2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 Livestock Motion to remove Lime, hydrated Kim Huseman Brian

Caldwell

2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 

Livestock Motion to remove Mineral oil Brian Caldwell Kim Huseman 2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 CACS Motion to accept the proposal on Oversight

improvements to deter fraud: Consistent

Location Identification

Amy Bruch Nate Powell‐

Palm

2/3 T Y Y Y Y Y Y Y T Y Y Y Y Y Y 13 0 

Crops Motion to classify potassium sorbate as

synthetic

Amy Bruch Mindee

Jeffery

2/3 T Y Y Y Y Y Y Y T Y Y Y Y Y Y 13 0 

Crops Motion to add potassium sorbate to the

National List at § 205.601(e):

Amy Bruch Logan Petrey 2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 

Crops Motion to add potassium sorbate to the

National List at § 205.601(i)

Amy Bruch Brian

Caldwell

2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 

Crops Motion to remove Alcohols: Ethanol Logan Petrey Brian

Caldwell

2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 

Crops Motion to remove Alcohols: Isopropanol Logan Petrey Amy Bruch 2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 Crops Motion to remove Sodium carbonate

peroxyhydrate

Mindee Jeffery Brian

Caldwell

2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 

Crops Motion to remove Newspaper or other

recycled paper

Wood Turner Mindee

Jeffery

2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 

Crops Motion to remove Newspaper or other

recycled paper

Wood Turner Jerry

D'Amore

2/3 T N A N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 12 

Crops Motion to remove Plastic mulch and covers Logan Petrey Mindee

Jeffery

2/3 T Y N N N N N N T N N N N N N 1 12 

Crops Motion to remove Aqueous potassium

silicate

Brian Caldwell Wood Turner 2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 

Crops Motion to remove Aqueous potassium

silicate

Brian Caldwell Jerry

D'Amore

2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 

Crops Motion to remove Elemental sulfur Amy Bruch Mindee

Jeffery

2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 

Crops Motion to remove Elemental sulfur Amy Bruch Wood Turner 2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 Crops Motion to remove Elemental sulfur Amy Bruch Mindee

Jeffery

2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 

Crops Motion to remove Lime sulfur Brian Caldwell Jerry

D'Amore

2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 

Crops Motion to remove Lime sulfur Brian Caldwell Jerry

D'Amore

2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 

Crops Motion to remove Hydrated lime Mindee Jeffery Amy Bruch 2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 Crops Motion to remove Liquid fish products Amy Bruch Mindee

Jeffery

2/3 T Y N N N N N N T N N A N N N 1 11 

Crops Motion to remove Sulfurous acid Jerry D'Amore Brian

Caldwell

2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 

Crops Motion to remove Ethylene gas Logan Petrey Jerry

D'Amore

2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 

Crops Motion to remove Microcrystalline

cheesewax

Jerry D'Amore Brian

Caldwell

2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 

Crops Motion to remove Potassium chloride Wood Turner Mindee

Jeffery

2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 

October 2023 NOSB Voting Summary 
National Organic Standards Board (NOSB)

NOSB Fall 2023 Voting Outcomes

Subcommittee

Substance/Motion Motion by: Seconded by: Vote threshold JAVIER ZAMORA ALLISON JOHNSON BRIAN CALDWELL NATE LEWIS DILIP NANDWANI JERRY D'AMORE KYLA SMITH AMY BRUCH MINDEE JEFFERY KIM HUSEMAN FRANKLIN QUARCOO WOOD TURNER LOGAN PETREY CAROLYN DIMITRI NATE POWELL‐ PALMYes (Y) No (N) 

Handling Motion to remove Calcium carbonate Kim Huseman Wood Turner 2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 Handling Motion to remove Flavors Logan Petrey Kyla Smith 2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 Handling Motion to remove Gellan gum (high‐acyl form

only)

Carolyn Dimitri Nate Lewis 2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 

Handling Motion to remove Xanthan gum Carolyn Dimitri Kim Huseman 2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 Handling Motion to remove Gums ‐ water extracted

only (Arabic; Guar; Locust bean; and Carob

bean)

Carolyn Dimitri Jerry

D'Amore

2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 

Handling Motion to remove Tamarind seed gum Carolyn Dimitri Allison

Johnson

2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 

Handling Motion to remove Tragacanth gum Carolyn Dimitri Kyla Smith 2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 Handling Motion to remove Oxygen Wood Turner Kyla Smith 2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 Handling Motion to remove Potassium chloride Wood Turner Nate Lewis 2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 Handling Motion to remove Alginates Dilip Nandwani Kyla Smith 2/3 T N A N N N N N T N A A N N N 0 10 Handling Motion to remove Calcium hydroxide Dilip Nandwani Jerry

D'Amore

2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 

Handling Motion to remove Ethylene Logan Petrey Jerry

D'Amore

2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 

Handling Motion to remove Glycerides

(mono and di)

Allison Johnson Jerry

D'Amore

2/3 T N Y N N N N N T A N A N N N 1 10 

Handling Motion to remove Magnesium stearate Allison Johnson Kyla Smith 2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 Handling Motion to remove Phosphoric acid Kyla Smith Allison

Johnson

2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 

Handling Motion to remove Potassium carbonate Kim Huseman Kyla Smith 2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 Handling Motion to remove Sulfur dioxide Allison Johnson Wood Turner 2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 Handling Motion to remove Fructooligosaccharides

(FOS)

Jerry D'Amore Dilip

Nandwani

2/3 T N N N N N N N T N N N N N N 0 13 

Handling Motion to remove Lecithin ‐ de‐oiled Jerry D'Amore Kyla Smith 2/3 T Y A N N N N Y T Y N Y A N N 4 7 Materials Motion to accept the NOSB 2023 Research

Priorities proposal

Wood Turner Dilip

Nandwani

2/3 T Y Y Y Y Y Y Y T Y Y Y Y Y Y 13 0 

October 2023 NOSB Voting Summary