>Are you reading this that vaccines are not permitted under the NOP? I am
>reading this that the NOP does permit vaccinations.
Ok I'll try again, this is the section that says vaccines re
permitted if approved under the list, but then there are none under
that list. So there is inconsistency under the NOP with regard to
vaccines. Or certifiers are interpreting it differently. I know that
in spite of the NOP being federal different certifiers have different
rules. Here the only allowed vaccine is the calfhood one for
brucellosis that is federally mandated. There are no allowed vaccines
for sheep.
At 3:49 PM -0500 5/18/2004, Misty Ridge Farm wrote:
>Oogie, you are misreading this. The reference above is for "processed
>products" and has nothing to do with the livestock. DE is permitted under
>the NOP rules for feeding to livestock.
Where is this allowed? Seriously, we've been in meeting with the
certifiers and the organic board folks and they say it is not
allowed. The NOP rules specifically state what is and is not allowed
for feeding livestock and DE is not mentioned as allowed so the rules
here are that it is forbidden. This is the only reference to DE
anywhere in the NOP as far as I can tell.
At 3:49 PM -0500 5/18/2004, Misty Ridge Farm wrote:
>The Ivomec product that you have has not gone through the required testing
>(read millions of dollars) so they use that label. If you check with similar
>products that are based in the ivermectin family and have gone through the
>USDA required testing, there is no withholding for dairy or for slaughter.
The question concerned Ivermectin, and not other avermectin family
drugs. Ivermectin is the only one that is possible to use in the NOP
and it is not labeled for dairy cattle. Also by extrapolation it is
not allowed for dairy sheep or goats.
You might be interested to compare the US NOP with the IFOAM and EU
standards for Organic. We would qualify easily under those standards.
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