American Extracts is proud to have natural and organic products to benefit our health and environment. We have products for many uses. For controlling odor in waste water management and animal feed. And for improving soil and the health of plants and trees in agricultural applications.

Yucca plants used to manufacture saponin products are obtained from native sources (not domestically) in Mexico and the United States. Only mature specimens are harvested, leaving more than half of the total plants to grow to maturity for future harvest. When the mature plants are harvested, more rain water becomes available for the young plants, accelerating their growth. Grazing grasses also grow better after harvesting the mature yuccas, improving the land for grazing purposes. All yucca harvesting is regulated by the government assuring an ample supply of plants for the future.

American Extracts is dedicated to making sure this natural resource is used wisely. The plants are trucked in, mashed and cold-pressed to extract the cellular liquid concentrate from the fiber. The liquid concentrates are then processed at low temperatures guaranteeing all the ingredients of the yucca to be active and intact just as they were created in the yucca cells. The remaining fiber is dried and milled to a fine meal utilizing all of the plant harvested.

ThermX-70, ThermX-15M and ThermX-15P are registered with The Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI). This is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization started in 1997 to benefit the organic community and the general public. Its primary mission is to provide professional, independent, and transparent review of materials and compatible processes allowed to produce, process, and handle organic food and fiber. OMRI assists the organic community by performing the necessary research and information dissemination to allow certifiers, growers, handlers, processors, and suppliers to make decisions about the status of generic materials and brand name products. OMRI provides leadership and guidance to the organic community in partnership with USDA's Natural Organic Program. If you would like to find out more about OMRI their web site is www.omri.org.

ThermX-70, ThermX-15M and ThermX-15P are also registered with The Washington State Dept. of Agriculture as an approved material for organic use. The Organic Food Program of Washington State has created a list of approved brand name materials that may be used in organic food production. This list, the Brand Name Materials List, includes products that have been evaluated to determine that they meet organic standards. Approved brand name materials have been reviewed to verify that all of the ingredients comply with organic standards. The Organic Crop Production Standards and the Brand Name Materials List are available on the internet at: http://www.wa.gov/agr/fsah/organic/ofp.htm.

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