date:Jul 16, 2012
The rule changes followed recommendations by the National Organic Standards Board in accordance with a sunset review held every five years. They were found in the June 6 Federal Register, pages 33290 to 33302.
The board ruled that when yeast is used as food or a fermentation agent in products labeled as organic, the yeast must be organic if its end use is human consumption. The amendment is effective Oct. 21. It covers autolysate, bakers, brewers, nutritional and smoked yeasts.
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