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Does treating dormant seeds with gibberellic acid prevent final produce from being organic?

My nursery, gardens and greenhouse plants do not ever get chemicals. Everything is organic. If I where to treat dormant berry seeds with gibberellic acid to avoid a long chill period on the seeds, could I still say my berries are organic?

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1. as far as I know here in NC it's fine, and i think that is one of the only chemicals that you can apply here and still have it named organic, however, i'd check your local state laws or just pop the question to the fda
2. The Canadian "Organic Production Systems Permitted Substances Lists" states the following about Gibberellic acid: "Acceptable if made from a fermentation process and not fortified with prohibited synthetic substances. Fermentation process shall not use organisms from genetic engineering." You can find the list here: http://www.organicagcentre.ca/Docs/Cdn_STds_Substances2006_e.pdf If you are from the US, as far as I know it has not been accepted yet. A petition is currently being reviewed by the National Organic Standards Board. You can see the full petition here: http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC5086797