NSF Int'l Seeks Comment on Draft Standard 305 for Organic Personal Care Products
January 27, 2008 // Published as a news service by IHS
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NSF International is seeking comment on NSF Draft Standard 305: Organic Personal Care Products, which defines organic labeling and marketing requirements for organic personal care products.
Previously, personal care product companies had to work within the limitations of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Organic Program standards, which were written specifically for food, said NSF International.
The NSF International proposed draft standard may be used by companies that would like to make organic label and marketing claims while meeting the strict requirements of this standard, which includes organic ingredient specifications.
NSF Draft Standard 305 encourages participation in the production of organic personal care products within the supply chain. The standard specifies materials, processes, production criteria and conditions that shall be met in order for personal care products to make organic label and marketing claims.
The voluntary, consensus draft standard also contains requirements for agricultural ingredients, synthetic ingredients and methods of extraction based on the final product’s label claim.
Products covered by the standard include rinse-off and leave-on personal care and cosmetic products as well as oral care and personal hygiene products.
Organic personal care manufacturers, trade associations, regulators, organic program administrators, organic product retailers and other stakeholders from the organic products community participated in the development of the organic personal care standard.
Comments on NSF Draft Standard 305 may be submitted by visiting: http://standards.nsf.org/apps/group_public/add_comment.php?document_id=263. Comments will be accepted until March 3, 2008.
Source: NSF International.