Non Organic Substances Permitted by USDA for Organic Livestock Production

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/03/21/2017-05480/national-organic-program-usda-organic-regulations § 205.603 Synthetic substances allowed for use in organic livestock production.
In accordance with restrictions specified in this section the following synthetic substances may be used in organic livestock production:
(a)	As disinfectants, sanitizer, and medical treatments as applicable.
(1)	Alcohols.
(i)	Ethanol-disinfectant and sanitizer only, prohibited as a feed additive.
(ii)	Isopropanol-disinfectant only.
(2)	Aspirin-approved for health care use to reduce inflammation.
(3)	Atropine (CAS #—51-55-8)—federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the lawful written or oral order of a licensed veterinarian, in full compliance with the AMDUCA and 21 CFR part 530 of the Food and Drug Administration regulations. Also, for use under 7 CFR part 205, the NOP requires: (i) Use by or on the lawful written order of a licensed veterinarian; and (ii) A meat withdrawal period of at least 56 days after administering to livestock intended for slaughter; and a milk discard period of at least 12 days after administering to dairy animals.
(4)	Biologics—Vaccines.
(5)	Butorphanol (CAS #—42408-82-2)—federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the lawful written or oral order of a licensed veterinarian, in full compliance with the AMDUCA and 21 CFR part 530 of the Food and Drug Administration regulations. Also, for use under 7 CFR part 205, the NOP requires: (i) Use by or on the lawful written order of a licensed veterinarian; and (ii) A meat withdrawal period of at least 42 days after administering to livestock intended for slaughter; and a milk discard period of at least 8 days after administering to dairy animals.
(6)	Chlorhexidine—Allowed for surgical procedures conducted by a veterinarian. Allowed for use as a teat dip when alternative germicidal agents and/or physical barriers have lost their effectiveness.
(7)	Chlorine materials—disinfecting and sanitizing facilities and equipment. Residual chlorine levels in the water shall not exceed the maximum residual disinfectant limit under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
(i)	Calcium hypochlorite.
(ii)	Chlorine dioxide.
(iii)	Sodium hypochlorite.
(8)	Electrolytes—without antibiotics.
(9)	Flunixin (CAS #—38677-85-9)—in accordance with approved labeling; except that for use under 7 CFR part 205, the NOP requires a withdrawal period of at least two-times that required by the FDA.
(11)	Glucose.
(12)	Glycerin—Allowed as a livestock teat dip, must be produced through the hydrolysis of fats or oils.
(13)	Hydrogen peroxide.
(14)	Iodine.
(15)	Magnesium hydroxide (CAS #—1309-42-8)—federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the lawful written or oral order of a licensed veterinarian, in full compliance with the AMDUCA and 21 CFR part 530 of the Food and Drug Administration regulations. Also, for use under 7 CFR part 205, the NOP requires use by or on the lawful written order of a licensed veterinarian.
(16)	Magnesium sulfate.
(17)	Oxytocin—use in postparturition therapeutic applications.
(18)	Parasiticides—Prohibited in slaughter stock, allowed in emergency treatment for dairy and breeder stock when organic system plan-approved preventive management does not prevent infestation. Milk or milk products from a treated animal cannot be labeled as provided for in subpart D of this part for 90 days following treatment. In breeder stock, treatment cannot occur during the last third of gestation if the progeny will be sold as organic and must not be used during the lactation period for breeding stock.
(i)	Fenbendazole (CAS #—43210-67-9)—only for use by or on the lawful written order of a licensed veterinarian.
(ii)	Ivermectin (CAS #—70288-86-7).
(iii)	Moxidectin (CAS #—113507-06-5)—for control of internal parasites only.
(19)	Peroxyacetic/Peracetic acid (CAS #—79-21-0)—for sanitizing facility and processing equipment.
(20)	Phosphoric acid—allowed as an equipment cleaner, Provided, That, no direct contact with organically managed livestock or land occurs.
(21)	Poloxalene (CAS #—9003-11-6)—for use under 7 CFR part 205, the NOP requires that poloxalene only be used for the emergency treatment of bloat.
(22)	Tolazoline (CAS #—59-98-3)—federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the lawful written or oral order of a licensed veterinarian, in full compliance with the AMDUCA and 21 CFR part 530 of the Food and Drug Administration regulations. Also, for use under 7 CFR part 205, the NOP requires: (i) Use by or on the lawful written order of a licensed veterinarian; (ii) Use only to reverse the effects of sedation and analgesia caused by Xylazine; and (iii) A meat withdrawal period of at least 8 days after administering to livestock intended for slaughter; and a milk discard period of at least 4 days after administering to dairy animals.
(23)	Xylazine (CAS #—7361-61-7)—federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the lawful written or oral order of a licensed veterinarian, in full compliance with the AMDUCA and 21 CFR part 530 of the Food and Drug Administration regulations. Also, for use under 7 CFR part 205, the NOP requires: (i) Use by or on the lawful written order of a licensed veterinarian; (ii) The existence of an emergency; and (iii) A meat withdrawal period of at least 8 days after administering to livestock intended for slaughter; and a milk discard period of at least 4 days after administering to dairy animals.
(b)	As topical treatment, external parasiticide or local anesthetic as applicable.
(1)	Copper sulfate.
(2)	Formic acid (CAS #—64-18-6)—for use as a pesticide solely within honeybee hives.
(3)	Iodine.
(4)	Lidocaine—as a local anesthetic. Use requires a withdrawal period of 90 days after administering to livestock intended for slaughter and 7 days after administering to dairy animals.
(5)	Lime, hydrated—as an external pest control, not permitted to cauterize physical alterations or deodorize animal wastes.
(6)	Mineral oil—for topical use and as a lubricant.
(7)	Procaine—as a local anesthetic, use requires a withdrawal period of 90 days after administering to livestock intended for slaughter and 7 days after administering to dairy animals.
(8)	Sucrose octanoate esters (CAS #s—42922-74-7; 58064-47-4)—in accordance with approved labeling.
(d)	As feed additives.
(1)	DL-Methionine, DL-Methionine-hydroxy analog, and DL-Methionine-hydroxy analog calcium (CAS #'s 59-51-8, 583-91-5, 4857-44-7, and 922-50-9)—for use only in organic poultry production at the following maximum levels of synthetic methionine per ton of feed: Laying and broiler chickens—2 pounds; turkeys and all other poultry—3 pounds.
(2)	Trace minerals, used for enrichment or fortification when FDA approved.
(3)	Vitamins, used for enrichment or fortification when FDA approved.
(e)	As synthetic inert ingredients as classified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for use with nonsynthetic substances or synthetic substances listed in this section and used as an active pesticide ingredient in accordance with any limitations on the use of such substances.
(1)	EPA List 4—Inerts of Minimal Concern.
(f)	Excipients, only for use in the manufacture of drugs used to treat organic livestock when the excipient is: Identified by the FDA as Generally Recognized As Safe; Approved by the FDA as a food additive; or Included in the FDA review and approval of a New Animal Drug Application or New Drug Application.

Natural Substances Prohibited by USDA for use in Organic Crop Production

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/03/21/2017-05480/national-organic-program-usda-organic-regulations § 205.602 Nonsynthetic substances prohibited for use in organic crop production.
(a)	Ash from manure burning.
(b)	Arsenic.
(d)	Lead salts.
(e)	Potassium chloride—unless derived from a mined source and applied in a manner that minimizes chloride accumulation in the soil.
(f)	Sodium fluoaluminate (mined).
(h)	Strychnine.
(i)	Tobacco dust (nicotine sulfate).

Synthetic Substances Allowed by USDA in Organic Crop Production 2017

National list section	This National List identifies the synthetic substances that may be used in organic crop production. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/03/21/2017-05480/national-organic-program-usda-organic-regulations                                                Substance listing
§ 205.601 Synthetic substances allowed for use in organic crop production.
(a)	As algicide, disinfectants, and sanitizer, including irrigation cleaning systems.
(1)	Alcohols.
(i)	Ethanol.
(ii)	Isopropanol.
(2)	Chlorine materials—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.
(i)	Calcium hypochlorite.
(ii)	Chlorine dioxide.
(iii)	Sodium hypochlorite.
(4)	Hydrogen peroxide.
(7)	Soap-based algicide/demossers.
(b)	As herbicides, weed barriers, as applicable.
(1)	Herbicides, soap-based—for use in farmstead maintenance (roadways, ditches, right of ways, building perimeters) and ornamental crops.
(2)	Mulches.
(i)	Newspaper or other recycled paper, without glossy or colored inks.
(ii)	Plastic mulch or covers (petroleum-based other than polyvinyl chloride (PVC)).
(c)	As compost feedstocks—Newspapers or other recycled paper, without glossy or colored inks.
(d)	As animal repellents—Soaps, ammonium—for use as a large animal repellant only, no contact with soil or edible portion of crop.
(e)	As insecticides (including acaricides or mite control).
(1)	Ammonium carbonate—for use as bait in insect traps only, no direct contact with crop or soil.
(3)	Boric acid—structural pest control, no direct contact with organic food or crops.
(5)	Elemental sulfur.
(6)	Lime sulfur—including calcium polysulfide.
(7)	Oils, horticultural—narrow range oils as dormant, suffocating, and summer oils.
(8)	Soaps, insecticidal.
(9)	Sticky traps/barriers.
(10)	Sucrose octanoate esters (CAS #s—42922-74-7; 58064-47-4)—in accordance with approved labeling.
(f)	As insect management. Pheromones.
(g)	As rodenticides. Vitamin D3.               h is missing
(i)	As plant disease control.
(2)	Coppers, fixed—copper hydroxide, copper oxide, copper oxychloride, includes products exempted from EPA tolerance, Provided, That, copper-based materials must be used in a manner that minimizes accumulation in the soil and shall not be used as herbicides.
(3)	Copper sulfate—Substance must be used in a manner that minimizes accumulation of copper in the soil.
(4)	Hydrated lime.
(5)	Hydrogen peroxide.
(6)	Lime sulfur.
(7)	Oils, horticultural, narrow range oils as dormant, suffocating, and summer oils.
(9)	Potassium bicarbonate.
(10)	Elemental sulfur.
(j)	As plant or soil amendments.
(1)	Aquatic plant extracts (other than hydrolyzed)—Extraction process is limited to the use of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide; solvent amount used is limited to that amount necessary for extraction.
(2)	Elemental sulfur.
(3)	Humic acids—naturally occurring deposits, water and alkali extracts only.
(4)	Lignin sulfonate—chelating agent, dust suppressant.
(5)	Magnesium sulfate—allowed with a documented soil deficiency.
(6)	Micronutrients—not to be used as a defoliant, herbicide, or desiccant. Those made from nitrates or chlorides are not allowed. Soil deficiency must be documented by testing.
(i)	Soluble boron products.         j is missing
(ii)	Sulfates, carbonates, oxides, or silicates of zinc, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum, selenium, and cobalt.
(7)	Liquid fish products—can be pH adjusted with sulfuric, citric or phosphoric acid. The amount of acid used shall not exceed the minimum needed to lower the pH to 3.5.
(8)	Vitamins B1, C, and E.
(k)	As plant growth regulators. Ethylene gas—for regulation of pineapple flowering.
(l)	As floating agents in post-harvest handling.
(2)	Sodium silicate—for tree fruit and fiber processing.
(m)	As synthetic inert ingredients as classified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for use with nonsynthetic substances or synthetic substances listed in this section and used as an active pesticide ingredient in accordance with any limitations on the use of such substances.
(1)	EPA List 4—Inerts of Minimal Concern.
(o)	As production aids. Microcrystalline cheesewax (CAS #'s 64742-42-3, 8009-03-08, and 8002-74-2)—for use in log grown mushroom production. Must be made without either ethylene-propylene co-polymer or synthetic colors.