Federal Register Update – December 27 – 30, 2022

December 27, 2022

FDA

FDA Roundup: December 23, 2022

Recalls

DateBrandDescriptionProduct TypeRecall ReasonCompany
12/23/2022Wegmans OrganicMicrogreens, sweet pea leaves, cat grassFood & BeveragesPotential presence of SalmonellaWegmans Food Markets, Inc.
12/23/2022Melissa’sPasta Para DurosFood & BeveragesUndeclared WheatWorld Variety Produce, Inc.

FSIS

Constituent Update – December 23, 2022

USDA

Statement by Secretary Vilsack on the Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Bill

APHIS

USDA Extends Public Comment Period on Environmental Documents for Deregulation of American Chestnut Developed Using Genetic Engineering

GAO

Freight Rail: Information on Precision-Scheduled Railroading

Twitter

@FrankYiannasFDA

  • .@FrankYiannasFDA, Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response @US_FDA, sits down with GS1 US President and CEO, Bob Carpenter, to discuss how the ‘New Era of Smarter #FoodSafety’ will transform the food #supplychain and also build consumer trust. http://ow.ly/RaM830rp26y

December 28, 2022

Federal Register

Agricultural Marketing Service

Notices

Meetings: Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee

Filed on: 12/28/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/29/2022

FR Document: 2022-28390  PDF 4 Pages (98.4 KB)  Permalink

United States Standards: Canola

Filed on: 12/28/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/29/2022

FR Document: 2022-28392  PDF 3 Pages (99.6 KB)  Permalink

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Rules

Domestic Quarantine: Quarantined Areas and Regulated Articles

Filed on: 12/28/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/29/2022

FR Document: 2022-27280  PDF 63 Pages (175 KB)  Permalink

FDA

Warning Letters

Posted DateIssue DateCompanyIssuing OfficeSubject
12/27/202211/07/2022Land View, Inc.Division of Human and Animal Food Operations West VICGMP/Medicated Feeds/Adulterated
12/27/202211/28/2022Bainbridge Beverage West, LLCDivision of Human and Animal Food Operations West VJuice HACCP/CGMP for Foods/Adulterated/Insanitary Conditions
12/27/202206/01/2022Supreme Fruit Produce, Inc.Division of Southwest ImportsForeign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP)
12/27/202212/09/2022Ruth Special Food Store LLCDivision of Northeast ImportsForeign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP)
12/27/202211/10/2022EarthLab, Inc., dba Wise Woman HerbalsDivision of Human and Animal Food Operations West VICGMP/Dietary Supplement/Adulterated/Misbranded
12/27/202212/09/2022Big Olaf Creamery LLC dba Big OlafDivision of Human and Animal Food Operations East IVCGMP/Food/Prepared, Packed or Held Under Insanitary Conditions/Adulterated/L. monocytogenes

FSIS

Public Health Information System Establishment Profile Update – Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Details

NIH

Winter Scoop Newsletter Now Available

Twitter

@FTC

@FDAfood

  • Join SOT and @FDAfood on Jan 19 for a virtual colloquium titled “Alternative Toxicological Approaches for Process-Formed Constituents in Food” that will mention compounds such as acrylamide, 4-MEI, furan, PAH, and 3-MCPD and potential human health risk

@FrankYiannasFDA

Strengthening food system resilience & security is impossible without greater food system transparency, data-driven insights, and collective action. #2023goals

December 30, 2022

Federal Register

Agricultural Marketing Service

Proposed Rules

Kiwifruit Grown in California: Increased Assessment Rate

Filed on: 12/30/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 01/03/2023

FR Document: 2022-28369  PDF 10 Pages (106 KB)  Permalink

Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West: Salable Quantities and Allotment Percentages for the 2023-2024 Marketing Year

Filed on: 12/30/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 01/03/2023

FR Document: 2022-28391  PDF 24 Pages (129 KB)  Permalink

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Notices

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Release of Ganaspis brasiliensis for Biological Control of Spotted-wing Drosophila in the Contiguous United States

Filed on: 12/30/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 01/03/2023

FR Document: 2022-28530  PDF 3 Pages (103 KB)  Permalink

Food and Drug Administration

Rules

Uniform Compliance Date for Food Labeling Regulations

Filed on: 12/30/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 01/03/2023

FR Document: 2022-27902  PDF 7 Pages (79.1 KB)  Permalink

Health and Human Services Department

Notices

Meetings: 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

Filed on: 12/30/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 01/03/2023

FR Document: 2022-28510  PDF 4 Pages (102 KB)  Permalink

FDA

Recalls

DateBrandDescriptionProduct TypeRecall ReasonCompany
12/29/2022Caesar’s Pasta & OrefrescoFrozen manicottiFood & BeveragesListeria monocytogenesCaesar’s Pasta, LLC
12/29/2022Sun SproutsAlfalfa SproutsFood & Beverages, Foodborne Illness, ProduceSalmonellaSunSprout Enterprises
12/29/2022Sun SproutsAlfalfa SproutsFood & Beverages, Foodborne Illness, ProduceSalmonellaSunSprout Enterprises

USDA

Statement by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Following the Swearing in of Alexis Taylor to Serve as Under Secretary of Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs

APHIS

APHIS Streamlines the Process for Updating Pest Regulation Lists

APHIS Amends Karnal Bunt (Tilletia indica) Regulated Areas in La Paz, Maricopa, and Pinal Counties in Arizona

APHIS Prohibits Imports of Fresh Bell Peppers (Capsicum annuum) from Spain due to Detections of Mediterranean Fruit Fly

AMS

USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case with Anderson County Livestock Exchange, LLC.

USDA Announces Virtual Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee Meeting

Twitter

@FDA_ORA