Agar and Carrageenan No Longer Organic

"Agar and carrageenan are set to lose their status as organic ingredients later this year, pending a review by the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), which would impact on the status of foods using them.
These hydrocolloids appear on the National List of exempted and prohibited substances, established by the National Organic Program (NOP) under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990.

Agar and carrageenan are among 11 exempted synthetic substances added in 2003 that are not automatically given organic status because they are not made from farmed plants. However, they use no pesticides and contain no additives and so considered deserving of an organic certification."

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