Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2014. During the recent National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting in San Antonio, Texas, the board voted to uphold the phase out in apple and pear production of the antibiotic streptomycin, which is set to expire on October 21, 2014. Since petitions to allow the use of all synthetic materials in organic production require a decisive, or 2/3′s, vote under the Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA), the apple and pear industry’s petition to…
