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  1. EPA Proposes Labeling to Control Pesticide Drift http://bit.ly/72N1N
  2. Climate Change Talks Spark Global Backlash by Business, Industry http://bit.ly/2Fdirv
  3. Handling committee has 95 materials to review.
  4. Livestock committee wil be working on methionine.
  5. Livestock committee will be working on bee standards.
  6. Crops committee will be reviewing several petitioned chemicals, 2011 sunset reviews, greenhouse standards, mushrooms, food safety, inerts.
  7. Materials committee will be conducting 2012 sunset reviews, classification of materials, nanotechnology recommendation.
  8. Certification committee will be working on "100% organic" standards and "Made With Organic" seal.
  9. John Foster is the Senior Manager of Organic Integrity for Earthbound Farm.
  10. Dr. Wendy Fulwider is Organic Valley's animal husbandry specialist.
  11. Annette Riherd is an organic fruit and vegetable farmer who is a buy-local-and-organic advocate.
  12. Joe Dickson works for Whole Foods.
  13. Joining the National Organic Standards Board: Jay Feldman (Beyond Pesticides), Joe Dickson, Annette Riherd, Wendy Fullwider and John Foster.
  14. Leaving the National Organic Standards Board: Hugh Karreman, Gerry Davis, Rigo Delgado, Julie Weisman, Bea James
  15. None of the materials undergoing sunset review were removed from the list of synthetic materials allowed in organic.
  16. Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate recommendation: http://bit.ly/2W7Gms
  17. Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate recommendation: http://bit.ly/377gM7
  18. Peracetic Acid recommendation http://bit.ly/2tFseJ
  19. Octodecylamine recommendation: http://bit.ly/3vlA78
  20. New York Times Editorial Against Siddiqui http://bit.ly/XTTKg