Chlorine Materials (2023 Sunset Crops) |
Sunset Survey
This survey is administered by the Organic Trade Association to assess the necessity/essentiality of substances used in organic production and processing that are undergoing NOSB Sunset Review. The information collected will be passed along to NOSB via the Organic Trade Association’s comments. Please do not include any confidential businesses information. For more information please visit OTA.com/NOSB.
This survey is for the substance CHLORINE MATERIALS (crop production)
Includes Calcium hypochlorite, Chlorine dioxide, Hypochlorous acid, Sodium hypochlorite
Allowed for use as a sanitizer and disinfectant. For pre-harvest use, residual chlorine levels in the water in direct crop contact or as water from cleaning irrigation systems applied to soil must not exceed the maximum residual disinfectant limit under the Safe Drinking Water Act, except that chlorine products may be used in edible sprout production according to EPA label directions. §205.601(a)
Allowed for use as a sanitizer and disinfectant. For pre-harvest use, residual chlorine levels in the water in direct crop contact or as water from cleaning irrigation systems applied to soil must not exceed the maximum residual disinfectant limit under the Safe Drinking Water Act, except that chlorine products may be used in edible sprout production according to EPA label directions. §205.601(a)