Oregon Organic Standards

603-025-0220

Definitions

• As used in this rule:
  • (a) "Animal Materials" means parts of animals and animal by-products which have specific uses in soil fertility;
  • (b) "Complying Product" means a product that complies with ORS 616.406(5), (6), (7) or (9);
  • (c) "Herbal Preparations" means materials prepared from herbs through decoction, fermentation, crushing and pressing out the juices, drying, and extraction with water or oil. Herbal preparations cannot be extracted with prohibited substances. Herbal preparations may be applied fresh or dried whole, chopped or powdered; in salves or ointments made with cocoa butter, lanolin or other plant or animal fats; as tinctures in alcohol; in syrups made with sugar; and in homeopathic preparations combined with water, sugar or alcohol;
  • (d) "Plant Materials" means parts of plants and plant by-products which have specific uses in soil fertility;
  • (e) "Prohibited Substances" means any substance which is not permitted for use in organic food production by listing or inclusion in this rule. Prohibited substances include all tobacco and tobacco products, all materials produced through recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) technology and all synthetic forms of minerals except for perlite, vermiculite and synthetic micronutrients listed in this rule.
• The provisions of ORS Chapter 633, including but not limited to labeling and registration, shall apply to any substance identified in this rule that is defined as an "agricultural amendment", "agricultural mineral", "fertilizer" or "lime" by ORS 633.310, or as a "commercial feed" by ORS 633.006(4).
• The provisions of ORS Chapter 634, including but not limited to labeling, registration, distribution and use, shall apply to any substance identified in this rule that is defined as a "pesticide" by ORS 634.006(8).
Stat. Auth.: ORS 561.190 & ORS 616.426

Stats. Implemented: ORS 616

Hist.: AD 11-1992, f. & cert. ef. 10-13-92; AD 11-1996, f. & cert. ef. 11-8-96

603-025-0230

Fertilizers

1. No fertilizer or soil amendment shall be used for a complying product other than:
   • (a) Alfalfa meal;
   • (b) Amino acids;
   • (c) Animal materials such as: blood meal, bones, bone meal, feather meal, hoof and horn meal, meat meal, meat by-products, meat waste, poultry by-products, and animal urine, except that leather and leather by-products are prohibited;
   • (d) Aquatic plant products, including kelp, kelp meal and kelp extracts. Natural extracts are allowed, but extraction with synthetic solvents is prohibited except for the use of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide in amounts necessary for extraction o­nly. May be stabilized with preservatives that are o­n the Environmental Protection Agency Inert Ingredients in Pesticide Products; List of Minimal Risk Inerts (List 4) (59 Federal Register 49400) or the Food and Drug Administration's Generally Regarded as Safe list (Code of Federal Regulations 21, Part 182). Aquatic plant products are prohibited if they contain other synthetic preservatives or are fortified with prohibited plant nutrients;
   • (e) Ash, but o­nly from plant or animal sources. Ashes from burning minerals, manure or prohibited materials may not be used;
   • (f) Biodynamic preparations of horn manure spray or horn silica;
   • (g) Boron products, but o­nly borate from mined sources and the soluble boron products sodium tetraborate (borax and anhydrous) and sodium octaborate;
   • (h) Calcium carbonate, oyster shell flour, dolomite (not slaked) aragonite, and mined limestone (CACO3);
   • (i) Calcium and calcium chloride, natural sources o­nly;
   • (j) Carbon dioxide for soil and greenhouse use;
   • (k) Composts, including mushroom compost and compost tea. Composts must be composed of organic materials that are digested aerobically or anaerobically by microbial action. Written documentation of the source of off-farm materials is required. No synthetically fortified compost starter may be used. Acceptable feedstocks include animal manure, by-products of the processing of agricultural commodities and source separated yard debris. Glossy paper and colored ink and fungicide treated cardboard are prohibited. Paraffin from waxed cardboard cannot exceed 0.75% of total feedstock by weight. Sewage sludge is prohibited as a feedstock;
   • (l) Diatomaceous earth, but o­nly unheated forms;
   • (m) Dolomite, mined sources o­nly;
   • (n) Enzymes, but o­nly if derived microbiologically from permitted materials and not fortified with prohibited plant nutrients;
   • (o) Feldspar;
   • (p) Fish products, including fish emulsion, fish hydrolysate, fish meal, fish powders, and fish solubles. Liquid fish products can be pH adjusted using citric, sulfuric, or phosphoric acid. The amount of acid used cannot exceed the minimum amount needed to lower the pH to 3.5. May be stabilized with preservatives that are o­n the Environmental Protection Agency Inert Ingredients in Pesticide Products; List of Minimal Risk Inerts (List 4)(59 Federal Register 49400) or the Food and Drug Administration's Generally Regarded as Safe list (Code of Federal Regulations 21, Part 182). Fish products are prohibited if they contain other synthetic preservatives or are fortified with otherwise prohibited plant nutrients;
   • (q) Greensand;
   • (r) Gypsum, but o­nly mined forms;
   • (s) Humates, but o­nly if derived from leonardite, lignite or coal;
   • (t) Humic acid derivatives. Extracts from natural humates by hydrolysis or other non-synthetic methods are allowed. Humic acids extracted by ammonium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide or other synthetic bases are prohibited;
   • (u) Hydrogen peroxide;
   • (v) Magnesium carbonate, but o­nly naturally occurring forms such as dolomite and magnesite;
   • (w) Magnesium chloride, but o­nly from natural sources;
   • (x) Magnesium sulfate, but o­nly as kieserite or Epsom salts;
   • (y) Manures, processed manures and manure tea, including bat or bird guano. Human waste products and sewage sludge are prohibited. Uncomposted (raw) manure cannot be applied to crop or soil within sixty days of harvest;
   • (z) Marine animals and marine animal processing wastes (except marine mammals);
   • (aa) Microbiological products and inoculants, for soil and compost, including yeast, but cannot contain synthetic preservatives such as sodium sulfite, or prohibited plant nutrients;
   • (bb) Micronutrients. Synthetic products such as salts or amino acid chelates of micronutrients are allowed o­nly for deficiencies documented by bioassay, soil, or plant tissue testing. Synthetic micronutrients made from nitrates or chlorides are prohibited;
   • (cc) Milk, liquid or dried;
   • (dd) Mined minerals, including rock dusts, which not have undergone any change in the molecular structure thorough heating or combining with other substances. Mined minerals processed or fortified with synthetic chemicals are prohibited;
   • (ee) Molasses;
   • (ff) Peat moss, but cannot contain synthetic wetting agents;
   • (gg) Perlite;
   • (hh) Phosphate rock;
   • (ii) Plants and plant materials such as cannery wastes, cocoa bean hulls, corn calcium, cotton gin trash, cotton seed meal, fruit pomaces, green manures, leaf mold, plant meals and including plant parts such as cover crops, crop wastes, hay, leaves, and straw; except that cannery wastes, cocoa bean hulls, cotton gin trash and cotton seed meal must be organically grown, or documented to be pesticide residue-free or thoroughly composted prior to use;
   • (jj) Plant extracts, including herbal preparations. Allowed extractants include cocoa butter, lanolin, animal fats, alcohols, and water;
   • (kk) Potassium chloride (Muriate of potash), but o­nly mined forms;
   • (ll) Potassium sulfate, but o­nly if extracted from langbeinite or other natural sources;
   • (mm) Pumice;
   • (nn) Shells from aquatic animals;
   • (oo) Sodium molybdate;
   • (pp) Sodium nitrate (Chilean nitrate). Natural sources of Chilean nitrate are allowed o­nly as a supplement to a balanced soil building program that includes materials and practices such as compost, leguminous cover crops, rotations, timing of planting and harvest and other alternatives;
   • (qq) Sugar;
   • (rr) Sugar beet lime, but products containing urea or slaked lime are prohibited;
   • (ss) Sulfate of potash magnesia, from langbeinite or other natural mineral sources;
   • (tt) Sulfates of zinc and iron;
   • (uu) Sulfur;
   • (vv) Trace minerals, including micronutrients from natural sources that are unchelated or chelated by a biological processes;
   • (ww) Vermiculite;
   • (xx) Vitamins; and
   • (yy) Worm castings.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 561.190 & ORS 616.426

Stats. Implemented: ORS 616

Hist.: AD 11-1996, f. & cert. ef. 11-8-96

603-025-0240

Insect and Mite Control Materials and Practices

1. No pest control for insects or mites shall be used for a complying product other than:
   • (a) Acetic acid;
   • (b) Ammonium carbonate, but o­nly as bait in insect traps. Cannot be in contact with crop or soil.
   • (c) Bacillus thuringiensis;
   • (d) Biological controls; living organisms that benefit plant production through reducing pest populations, including but not limited to: viruses, bacteria, protozoa, fungi, insects, nematodes, plants and animals;
   • (e) Citrus products;
   • (f) Cryolite, but o­nly from mined sources;
   • (g) Diatomaceous earth, but o­nly unheated forms;
   • (h) Dormant oils, but o­nly as a dormant spray o­n woody plants;
   • (i) Garlic;
   • (j) Insect extracts, but o­nly ground insects diluted with water;
   • (k) Lime sulfur, including calcium polysulfide;
   • (l) Mechanical and cultural controls;
   • (m) Microbiological inoculants, but cannot contain synthetic preservatives such as sodium sulfite, or prohibited plant nutrients;
   • (n) Neem extract, powder and seeds;
   • (o) Pheromones;
   • (p) Plants, aquatic or terrestrial plants or parts of plants such as cover crops, green manures, crop wastes, hay, leaves and straw. Parts of plants which have specific uses in pest control are permitted, including plant preparations, extracts, and teas. Allowed extractants include cocoa butter, lanolin, animal fats, alcohols, and water;
   • (q) Pyrethrums, but o­nly if from a botanical source and cannot contain piperonyl butoxide. Use must be part of a pest management program, and cannot be the primary method of pest control;
   • (r) Rotenone, but cannot contain piperonyl butoxide. Use must be part of a pest management program, and cannot be the primary method of pest control;
   • (s) Ryania. Use must be part of a pest management program, and cannot be the primary method of pest control;
   • (t) Sabadilla. Use must be part of a pest management program, and cannot be the primary method of pest control;
   • (u) Soaps, pesticidal;
   • (v) Sodium fluoaluminate, but o­nly the natural form;
   • (w) Suffocating oils;
   • (x) Sulfur;
   • (y) Traps and sticky trapping substances; but cannot contain prohibited pesticides or other prohibited substances; and
   • (z) Virus sprays, pathogenic to insects.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 561.190 & ORS 616.426

Stats. Implemented: ORS 616

Hist.: AD 11-1996, f. & cert. ef. 11-8-96

603-025-0250

Nematode Control Materials and Practices

No pest control for nematodes shall be used for a complying product other than:

1. Biological controls, living organisms that benefit plant production through reducing pest populations, including but not limited to: viruses, bacteria, protozoa, fungi, insects, nematodes, plants and animals;
2. Mechanical and cultural controls;
3. Nematicides made from chitin from sea animals or other natural sources, but o­nly if not containing prohibited pesticides or other prohibited substances; and
4. Plant extracts. Allowed extractants include cocoa butter, lanolin, animal fats, alcohols, and water.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 561.190 & ORS 616.426

Stats. Implemented: ORS 616

Hist.: AD 11-1996, f. & cert. ef. 11-8-96

603-025-0260

Disease Control Materials and Practices

No pest control for plant disease shall be used for a complying product other than:

1. Acetic acid;
2. Antibiotics. Terramycin (oxytetracycline calcium complex) is allowed in plant production. Streptomycin is allowed for controlling fireblight o­n apples and pears o­nly. Avermectin is prohibited in plant production;
3. Biodynamic preparation of horsetail tea;
4. Biological controls, living organisms that benefit plant production through reducing pest populations, including but not limited to: viruses, bacteria, protozoa, fungi, insects, nematodes, plants and animals;
5. Copper products, which include copper compounds that are exempt from tolerance by the EPA: Bordeaux mix, copper hydroxide, copper sulfates, copper-zinc chromate, copper oxychloride and copper oxides. These may be used as algicides, bactericides, and fungicides and shall be used in a manner that prevents excessive copper accumulation in the soil;
6. Dormant oils, but o­nly as a dormant spray o­n woody plants;
7. Hydrated lime, foliar application as fungicide o­nly;
8. Hydrogen peroxide;
9. Lime sulfur, including calcium polysulfide. Foliar application as a fungicides allowed;
10. Mechanical and cultural controls;
11. Microbial inoculants, products cannot contain synthetic preservatives such as sodium sulfite, or be fortified with otherwise prohibited plant nutrients;
12. Milk;
13. Plants, aquatic or terrestrial plants or parts of plants such as cover crops, green manures, crop wastes, hay, leaves and straw. Parts of plants which have specific uses in pest control such as equisetum (horsetails) are permitted, including plant preparations, extracts, and teas. Allowed extractants include cocoa butter, lanolin, animal fats, alcohols, and water;
14. Seeds treated with fungicides. Pelletized seeds are allowed unless pelletizing material is a plastic polymer or contains prohibited substances. Seeds treated with other pesticides are prohibited;
15. Soaps, pesticidal;
16. Sodium bicarbonate;
17. Suffocating oils;
18. Sulfur; and
19. Vinegar.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 561.190 & ORS 616.426

Stats. Implemented: ORS 616

Hist.: AD 11-1996, f. & cert. ef. 11-8-96

603-025-0270

Weed Control Materials and Practices

No pest control for weeds shall be used for a complying product other than:

1. Biological controls, living organisms that benefit plant production through reducing pest populations, including but not limited to: viruses, bacteria, protozoa, fungi, insects, nematodes, plants and animals;
2. Flaming;
3. Grazing;
4. Mechanical and cultural controls;
5. Mulches or organic materials, but when using paper or newspaper mulches glossy paper and colored inks are prohibited. Waxed cardboard may be used as mulch if paraffin does not exceed 0.75% by weight. Cardboard treated with fungicide is prohibited;
6. Plants, aquatic or terrestrial plants or parts of plants such as cover crops, green manures, crop wastes, hay, leaves and straw. Parts of plants which have specific uses in weed control such as maize by-products are permitted, including plant preparations, extracts, and teas. Allowed extractants include cocoa butter, lanolin, animal fats, alcohols, and water;
7. Plastics for mulch, row covers and solarization, but o­nly if removed at the end of the growing season, however, in perennial plantings plastic mulches may be left for more than o­ne growing season if sound. Plastic mulches cannot be left in field to decompose or be incorporated into the soil. The use of polyvinyl chloride plastics is prohibited;
8. Soaps, pesticidal; and
9. Weed oils, o­nly vegetable or animal derived oils are allowed, petroleum fractions used as weed oil are prohibited.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 561.190 & ORS 616.426

Stats. Implemented: ORS 616

Hist.: AD 11-1996, f. & cert. ef. 11-8-96

603-025-0280

Crop Production Materials and Practices

1. Seeds for edible sprouts must be organic.
2. No prohibited materials or practices shall be used in the production of transplants and nursery stock for complying products, except:
   • (a) Annual transplants must be organically grown unless existing organically produced annual transplants are destroyed by a natural disaster such as flood, fire, or frost. Producers, must document a lack of sources for organic transplants before planting non organically produced transplants;
   • (b) The products from non organic nursery stock for perennial crops can be labeled organic o­nly after the stock has been managed organically for o­ne year (includes asparagus, rhubarb, and genera of Rubus, Ribes, and Vaccinium);
   • (c) Banana rhizomes must be organically produced unless the producer can document that organic banana rhizomes are not commercially available. In that case, non-organic rhizomes and/or tissue cultures, (including those treated after harvest with prohibited substances) are allowed;
   • (d) Garlic cloves and o­nion sets (top set and multiplier) must be organic unless producers document that organic stock is unavailable;
   • (e) Seed potatoes and sweet potato seed tubers must be organic unless producers document that organic stock is unavailable;
   • (f) Strawberry plants must be organic unless producers document that organic stock is unavailable;
3. No crop production aids shall be used during production of a complying plant product other than:
   • (a) Acetic acid, for uses such as a drip irrigation cleaner, equipment cleaner and as an adjuvant to adjust the pH of sprays;
   • (b) Adjuvants. Non-synthetic adjuvants and adjuvants o­n the Environmental Protection Agency Inert Ingredients in Pesticide Products; List of Minimal Risk Inerts (List 4) (59 Federal Register 49400) are allowed. Other permitted materials such as aquatic plant products, fish products, and water are also allowed as adjuvants. Petroleum distillates and detergents o­n the Environmental Protection Agency Inert Ingredients in Pesticide Products; List of Inerts of Unknown Toxicity (List 3) (52 Federal Register 13305) may be used as adjuvants. Aromatic petroleum solvents and all other materials are prohibited. Acceptable adjuvants include:
     • (A) Carriers, such as alcohols, bentonite clay, petroleum distillates, soaps, and vegetable oil;
     • (B) Solvents, such as alcohols, petroleum distillates and water;
     • (C) Spreader stickers made from plant or animal sources, such as corn syrup, coconut oil, fish oil, honey, molasses, pine oil, pine resin, vegetable oil, and yucca;
     • (D) Surfactants from plant or animal sources such as soaps, and vegetable oil; and
     • (E) Wetting agents, such as detergents, microbial wetting agents, saponin, and soaps (polyacrylimides are prohibited).
   • (c) Alcohol, but o­nly nonsynthetic ethyl and methyl alcohols. Synthetic sources of ethyl, methyl and isopropyl alcohols may be used o­nly as disinfectants or inert ingredients;
   • (d) Arsenate-treated lumber, including copper chromium arsenate. Trellises, posts and other structures using arsenate treated lumber require a 36 month transition from installation, treatment or purchase. Arsenate-treated lumber purchased before January 1, 1997, is allowed. Arsenate-treated lumber cannot be in contact with soil used to grow vegetables (boxed beds);
   • (e) Ascorbic acid, for uses such as cleaning irrigation lines, adjusting the pH of sprays, and as a natural growth promoter;
   • (f) Biodynamic preparations of chamomile, dandelion, valerian, yarrow flowers, oak bark, or stinging nettle;
   • (g) Bleach, includes calcium hypochlorite, sodium hypochlorite and chlorine dioxide for uses such as cleaning irrigation equipment;
   • (h) Borate, but o­nly sodium tetraborate and octaborate may be used as wood preservatives, and direct contact with food or crops is prohibited;
   • (i) Boric acid, may be used as wood preservatives for structural pest control, but direct contact with food or crops is prohibited;
   • (j) Chelating agents;
   • (k) Citric acid, for uses such as a drip irrigation cleaner, equipment cleaner, a chelating agent and pH adjuster;
   • (l) Copper products, includes copper hydroxide, copper oxide, copper sulfate, and copper zinc chromate used as preservatives for wood;
   • (m) Detergents, allowed as equipment cleaners, also as emulsifiers, surfactants and wetting agents;
   • (n) Dust suppressants, but o­nly: calcium chloride; emulsified plant resins; lignin sulfonate; magnesium chloride; non-synthetic plant, mineral, or animal based materials; tall oils; and water;
   • (o) Equipment cleaners, but o­nly acetic acid, bleach, carbonic acid, citric acid, detergent, hydrogen peroxide, non-synthetic cleaners, soap, and water;
   • (p) Growth regulators for plants, but o­nly natural plant hormones such as gibberelic acid, indole acetic acid and cytokinins are allowed. Vitamin B1 is also allowed. Must not contain prohibited synthetic substances. All formulations of the propagation hormone IBA (Indol-3-butyric acid) as well as the growth regulator NAA (1-Naphthalene acetic acid) are prohibited;
   • (q) Lignin Sulfonates, but o­nly lignosulfonic acid, calcium lignosulfate and sodium lignosulfate may be used. Ammonium lignosulfate is prohibited;
   • (r) Petroleum distillates, but o­nly narrow-range (415-440) petroleum derivatives are allowed for use in organic production as suffocating or stylet oils o­n foliage, as dormant or summer oil sprays and as inert ingredients. Aromatic petroleum solvents including but not limited to benzene, naphthalene, toluene and xylene are prohibited. Direct application to harvested crops is prohibited;
   • (s) pH buffers, but o­nly from natural sources such as citric acid, or vinegar;
   • (t) Plant protectant materials which protect plants from harsh environmental conditions such as frost and sunburn or from infection or injury by a pest. Natural materials are allowed such as diatomaceous earth, pine oil, pine resin, and yucca. Interior latex paint and white wash are allowed for use o­n trees to protect against sunburn;
   • (u) Plastics for mulch, row covers and solarization, but o­nly if removed at the end of the growing season, however, in perennial plantings, plastic mulches may be left for more than o­ne season if sound. Plastic mulches cannot be left in field to decompose or be incorporated into the soil. The use of polyvinyl chloride plastics is prohibited;
   • (v) Transplant media, but must be free from prohibited materials;
   • (w) Tree seals. Plant or milk-based paints are recommended but interior latex paints and other petroleum materials may be used. Tree seals must not be combined with fungicides or other synthetic chemicals; and
   • (x) Water softeners, but o­nly for use with soaps.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 561.190 & ORS 616.426

Stats. Implemented: ORS 616

Hist.: AD 11-1996, f. & cert. ef. 11-8-96

603-025-0290

Vertebrate Animal Pest Control Materials and Practices

No pest control for animal pests shall be used for a complying product other than:

1. Ammonium soaps, used for animal repellents, but cannot be in contact with crop or soil;
2. Biological controls, living organisms that benefit plant production through reducing pest populations, including but not limited to: viruses, bacteria, protozoa, fungi, insects, nematodes, plants and animals;
3. Mechanical and cultural controls;
4. Plant extracts and preparations. Allowed extractants include cocoa butter, lanolin, animal fats, alcohols and water;
5. Repellents, but o­nly if derived from natural sources such as blood meal, rotten eggs, hair or predator scents, providing synthetic additives are not used;
6. Rodent traps, but o­nly if not baited with prohibited substances;
7. Sulfur, but o­nly sulfur smoke bombs for control of underground rodents; and
8. Vitamin D-3 (Cholecalciferol).
Stat. Auth.: ORS 561.190 & ORS 616.426

Stats. Implemented: ORS 616

Hist.: AD 11-1996, f. & cert. ef. 11-8-96

603-025-0300

Livestock Production Materials and Practices

1. No supplements to regular feed shall be used in livestock production for a complying product other than:
   • (a) Acetic acid;
   • (b) Algae, seaweed and other aquatic plant products;
   • (c) Brewer's yeast;
   • (d) Copper sulfate, for use as an essential nutrient;
   • (e) Dolomite;
   • (f) Epsom salts;
   • (g) Fish liver oil;
   • (h) Iodine;
   • (i) Milk replacers, but must be free of prohibited medications and substances. Milk replacers based o­n non-milk products or from bovine somatotropin (BST) treated animals are not permitted. No antibiotics may be added;
   • (j) Minerals, naturally occurring and synthetic. Bone meal is prohibited for use in animal feed;
   • (k) Molasses;
   • (l) Selenium;
   • (m) Sodium chloride;
   • (n) Vinegar;
   • (o) Vitamins, natural forms preferred, synthetic vitamins may o­nly be used for documented deficiencies; and
   • (p) Water, but reclaimed water cannot be used as a drinking water source.
2. No animal health products and practices shall be used in livestock production for a complying product other than:
   • (a) Acetic acid;
   • (b) Acupuncture;
   • (c) Alcohol, derived from fermentation is permitted. Ethanol is allowed for use in medical treatments and as a disinfectant, isopropyl alcohol may be used o­nly as a disinfectant;
   • (d) Anesthetics, including local anesthetics. Procaine and lidocaine may be administered by producers. All other anesthetics may be used o­nly in consultation with a veterinarian. Withdrawal time for parenterally administered anesthetics is 90 days for slaughter stock and 7 days for milk animals;
   • (e) Anthelmintics. The following anthelmintics may be used but o­nly for specific, individually diagnosed conditions:
     • (A) Benziamidazoles, including Albendazole;
     • (B) Ivermectin;
     • (C) Levamisole;
     • (D) Piperazine;
     • (E) Pyrantel pamoate; and
     • (F) Pyrantel tartrate.
   • (f) Antibiotics. Synthetic antibiotics may be used but o­nly for specific, individually diagnosed conditions. Producers must consult a veterinarian to identify the antibiotic with the least likelihood of residual effects. Producers must comply with withdrawal times that are 3 times the length of those listed o­n the label. Subtherapeutic levels are prohibited;
   • (g) Aspirin, to reduce inflammation;
   • (h) Colostrum for newborns, but cannot be from bovine somatotropin (BST) treated cows;
   • (i) Copper sulfate, but o­nly for topical use;
   • (j) Diatomaceous earth;
   • (k) Electrolytes, but may not contain antibiotics;
   • (l) External parasiticides, but o­nly natural products, including essential oils such as citronella or cedar oil which are extracted with water, oil, or alcohol. Pyrethrym may also be used against external parasites;
   • (m) Glucose;
   • (n) Herbal preparations, but herbs and herbal preparations taken internally by livestock must be organically grown and prepared;
   • (o) Homeopathic preparations;
   • (p) Honey;
   • (q) Hydrogen peroxide;
   • (r) Iodine, used as a topical disinfectant;
   • (s) Isolation, culling and good nutrition;
   • (t) Lime sulfur, including calcium polysulfide, used as a foot bath;
   • (u) Magnesium sulfate (Epsom salts);
   • (v) Medications, internal. Synthetic internal medications allowed o­nly for specific, individually diagnosed conditions. Producers must consult with a veterinarian to identify the medication with the least likelihood of residual effects. Producers must comply with withdrawal times that are 3 times the length of those listed o­n the label;
   • (w) Medications, topical. Synthetic topical medications including topical antibiotics may be used for basic first aid for all classes of livestock. Producers must consult with a veterinarian to identify the medication with the least likelihood of residual effects. Producers must comply with withdrawal times that are 3 times the length of those listed o­n the label;
   • (x) Menthol, uses include control of tracheal mites in honey bees;
   • (y) Mineral oil, for topical use and as a lubricant;
   • (z) Oxytocin (hormone), but routine or long-term use prohibited. May be used o­nly when necessary to allow animal to let down milk during first few days of lactation and also for other approved veterinary uses;
   • (aa) Pasture rotation;
   • (bb) Probiotics;
   • (cc) Purchasing day-old livestock and poultry;
   • (dd) Soaps, used as a disinfectant for livestock and facilities;
   • (ee) Vaccines, but o­nly for endemic disease or as required by the Oregon Department of Agriculture; and
   • (ff) Vinegar.
3. No animal production aids shall be used in livestock production for a complying product other than:
   • (a) Cleaning agents. Alcohol, soap, and water may be used without restriction. Alkali carbonates, bleach, potassium permanganate, sodium hydroxide and caustic potash may be used as cleaning agents but cannot be used in direct contact with animals, or soil;
   • (b) Hydrated lime (calcium hydroxide), but not permitted for soil application or to cauterize mutilations or deodorize animal wastes;
   • (c) Newspaper, allowed for bedding, but glossy paper and colored ink are prohibited; and
   • (d) Potassium permanganate, used for disinfecting livestock facilities.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 561.190 & ORS 616.426

Stats. Implemented: ORS 616

Hist.: AD 11-1996, f. & cert. ef. 11-8-96

603-025-0310

Food Processing and Handling Materials and Practices

1. For purposes of ORS 616.416(8) no minor ingredients or additives shall be used for complying processed products, except:
   • (a) Acetic acid and acetic acid bacteria;
   • (b) Agar Agar;
   • (c) Alcohol, but o­nly from organic sources;
   • (d) Alginates and Alginic acid;
   • (e) Ammonium carbonate, Ammonium bicarbonate;
   • (f) Ascorbic acid;
   • (g) Baking powder, but o­nly forms containing allowed ingredients and without aluminum;
   • (h) Bentonite;
   • (i) Calcium carbonate;
   • (j) Calcium chloride;
   • (k) Calcium citrate;
   • (l) Calcium hydroxide;
   • (m) Calcium phosphate (including mono-, di- and tri-calcium phosphates);
   • (n) Calcium sulfate;
   • (o) Carbon dioxide;
   • (p) Carrageenan;
   • (q) Citric acid;
   • (r) Cornstarch, but modified cornstarch is prohibited;
   • (s) Cultures, dairy;
   • (t) Enzymes, natural;
   • (u) Ferrous sulfate;
   • (v) Glycerin, but must be produced by hydrolysis of fats and oils;
   • (w) Gums, vegetable, including Arabic, carob bean, guar and locust bean, and gums derived from micro organisms. Gums must be water extracted;
   • (x) Kaolin;
   • (y) Kelp;
   • (z) Lactic acid;
   • (aa) Lecithin;
   • (bb) Lignin sulfonates allowed as a chelation agent and flotation aid;
   • (cc) Magnesium carbonate;
   • (dd) Magnesium chloride but o­nly if extracted from sea water or mined;
   • (ee) Magnesium stereate;
   • (ff) Magnesium sulfate;
   • (gg) Malic acid;
   • (hh) Minerals, for enrichment or fortification but o­nly when required by law or regulation;
   • (ii) Mono- and Diglycerides, but o­nly for use in drum drying of food;
   • (jj) Natural flavors, but cannot contain propylene glycol, artificial preservatives or be hexane extracted. May not be produced using any synthetic solvent or carrier systems or any artificial preservatives;
   • (kk) Nigari;
   • (ll) Nori;
   • (mm) Oxygen gas, but o­nly oil free grades from non oil sources;
   • (nn) Ozone;
   • (oo) Pectin;
   • (pp) pH adjusters, but o­nly from natural sources such as citric acid or vinegar;
   • (qq) Potassium carbonate, but o­nly where natural sodium carbonate is not an acceptable substitute;
   • (rr) Potassium chloride;
   • (ss) Potassium citrate;
   • (tt) Potassium hydroxide, but may not be used in lye-peeling of fruits or vegetables or where natural sodium carbonate is an acceptable substitute;
   • (uu) Potassium iodide;
   • (vv) Potassium phosphate;
   • (ww) Potassium tartrate;
   • (xx) Sand, steamed and used as an anti-caking agent and substitute for silicon dioxide;
   • (yy) Sea salt;
   • (zz) Silicon dioxide;