The National Organic Coalition is hosting a zoom call:
Spring 2025 NOSB Meeting Debrief
May 28 from 12 to 1:30 pm eastern
(call begins at 11 am central, 10 am mountain, 9 am pacific)
NOC’s team will describe highlights from the Spring 2025 National Organic Standards Board Meeting.
This call is for National Organic Coalition Members & Network Affiliates. Please contact us if you would like more information about joining NOC.
We will share highlights and answer questions related to the Spring 2025 NOSB Meeting. Topics include:
Our biggest takeaways from USDA: What we heard from Chris Purdy, Acting Deputy Administrator for the National Organic Program & other USDA Officials
Important NOSB discussions:
Annotation changes
NOSB Process – technical reviews, delisting sunset materials, Board participation, Board member respect, consent agenda
Learn how the NOSB voted this spring on proposals: residue testing, risk-based certification and more
Compostable synthetics
Organic Seed Usage
Looking to the future:
What are some topics we would like to see the NOSB work on going forward?
In-person meeting in Omaha?
Register below by Tuesday, May 27 at 5 pm ET .
Background Information
What is the NOSB?
The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) is a 15-member volunteer board with representation from diverse members of the organic community. The NOSB advises the Secretary of Agriculture on a wide variety of topics related to organic standards, including what materials should be allowed in organic farming. The NOSB holds public meetings twice a year and the National Organic Coalition holds a public meeting prior to the start of each NOSB meeting (NOSB meetings usually last three or four days). The purpose of the Pre-NOSB meeting is to provide a forum for dialogue around critical issues of organic integrity for diverse members of the organic community. The work of the NOSB is critical to maintaining the integrity of the USDA National Organic Program. The public meetings held each year are an opportunity for the entire organic community to publicly voice their opinions about how the organic program should function. For more information about the NOSB, please visit: https://www.nationalorganiccoalition.org/ofpa-nosb/