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The National Organic Standards Board is an advisory board that makes recommendations to the United States Secretary of Agriculture on organic food and products. Members are appointed by the Secretary and these make recommendations, one of the most important of which is to review and develop the National List of Approved and Prohibited Substances. == Members == In accordance with the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 within the 1990 Farm Bill, the United States Secretary of Agriculture set up a 15-member board to make recommendations on policies regulating the production and distribution of organic food and products. Currently, the members serving on the National Organic Standards Board represent a broad spectrum of sectors involved with the regulation and enforcement of organic standards. Subcommittees include: Crops; Livestock; Handling; Compliance, Accreditation, and Certification; and Policy Development. Members can serve on multiple committees at the same time and the full chart of assignments can be found at USDA National Organic Program (website ). The first members of the board were appointed by USDA Secretary Edward Madigan in January 1992. Board members serve five year terms. The most recently appointed members of the board assigned under the Obama administration are listed below:〔http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC5082440&acct=nosb〕 * Jay Feldman; Executive Director of Beyond Pesticides/National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides〔http://www.beyondpesticides.org/mosquito/media/feldmanstatement.htm〕 and member on the Organic Consumers Association Policy and Advisory Board.〔http://www.organicconsumers.org/aboutus.cfm〕 * Joe Dickson; Food, Organic and Environmental Quality Standards Coordinator for Whole Foods Market.〔http://wholefoodsmarket.com/pressroom/blog/2009/09/25/whole-foods-market’s-joe-dickson-appointed-to-usda’s-national-organic-standards-board/〕 * Annette Riherd of Aunt Nettie’s Herbs and local and organic food advocate. Subsequently resigned. * Dr. Wendy Fulwider, Animal Husbandry Specialist for Organic Valley Family of Farms.〔http://www.organicvalley.coop/why-organic/humane-treatment/animal-husbandry-specialist/〕 * John Foster, Senior Manager of Quality, Food Safety & Organic Integrity for Earthbound Farm.〔http://www.ebfarm.com/〕 Past members include Campbell Soup Company executive and organic expert Mr. Steven DeMuri. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Organic Standards Board」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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