There has been concern following allegations by the ABC’s 7.30 Report of potential contamination in two product lines of Nutri-Tech Solutions (NTS) BFA registered farm inputs. NTS Fulvic 1400 and Nutri-Care were alleged to contain substances not permitted in organic production – nitrates and benzene. Australian Certified Organic (ACO) is conducting product tests on some 80 NTS products to confirm these results, while NTS is conducting its own product tests to determine the source of contamination. In the meantime a number of products have recently been withdrawn from BFA registration, pending test results: Backyard Boost, Backyard Blooms, K-Carb-35, Cal-Mag Life, Dia-Life, Gyp-Life, Lime Life, Mag Life, Phos Life, Nutri-Key Shuttle Seven, Life-Force Vita-Guard, Vita-Guard, Life-Force Stimulate, NTS Fulvic 1400, NTS Soluble Fulvic Acid Powder and Nutri-Care. An updated list of BFA registered NTS products for organic farming is available at: http://www.australianorganic.com.au. Organic growers who believe they have used any of these products in the past 12 months are urged to contact ACO prior to produce being sold, and are advised to temporarily discontinue using all Nutri-Tech products until the full investigation has been completed.
