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Federal Register Updates

March 26, 2026

Federal Register Update — March 25-26, 2026

March 25, 2026 USDA USDA Promotes New, Voluntary “Product of USA” Label March 26, 2026 FDA GRAS Notices GRN No. Substance Date of closure FDA’s Letter 1287 Sucrose oligoesters Mar

March 26, 2026

Federal Register Update — March 23-24, 2026

March 23, 2026 Food and Drug Administration Rules Listing of Color Additive Exempt from Certification Spirulina Extract; Delay of Effective Date Filed on: 03/20/2026 at 4:15 pm Scheduled Pub. Date:

March 20, 2026

Federal Register Update — March 20, 2026

Food and Drug Administration Notices Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Food and Drug Administration Advisory Committees Filed on: 03/20/2026 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 03/23/2026 FR

March 20, 2026

Federal Register Update — March 18-19, 2026

March 18, 2026 FDA FDA Releases the CORE 2024 Annual Report: Investigations of Foodborne Outbreaks and Adverse Events in FDA-Regulated Foods HFP FOIA Reading Room – FDA Letter to Bonumose (2025) (PDF)

March 20, 2026

Federal Register Update — March 16-17, 2026

March 16, 2026 FDA Outbreak Investigation of E. coli O157:H7: Raw Cheddar Cheese (March 2026) FSIS Constituent Update – March 13, 2026 FSIS Issues Public Health Alert For Frozen Ready-To-Eat

March 13, 2026

Federal Register Update — March 13, 2026

FDA HFP Constituent Update –  FDA Releases Risk Assessment of Foodborne Illness Associated with Pathogens from Produce Grown in Fields Amended with Untreated Biological Soil Amendments of Animal Origin (Link to

March 13, 2026

Federal Register Update — March 11, 2026

March 11, 2026 FDA Warning Letters Posted Date Letter Issue Date Company Name Issuing Office Subject 03/10/2026 02/27/2026 Rio Verde Food Service Inc. Human Foods Program Seafood HACCP/CGMP for Foods/Adulterated/Insanitary

March 13, 2026

Federal Register Update — March 9-10, 2026

March 9, 2026 FSIS Science Blog – NARMS and Macrolide Resistance in Salmonella and Campylobacter March 10, 2026 FDA FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers

March 9, 2026

Federal Register Update — March 6, 2026

GRAS Notices GRN No.(sorted Z-A) Substance Date of closure FDA’s Letter 1270 L-ergothioneine produced by Escherichia coli K-12 MG1655 expressing enzymes from Neurospora crassa and Mycolicibacterium smegmatis MC2 155 Jan 22, 2026 FDA has no questions

March 5, 2026

Federal Register Update — March 4-5, 2026

March 4, 2026 FDA FDA Announces Public Meeting on Dietary Supplement Innovation and the Scope of Dietary Ingredients (March 27, 2026 at 9:00am – 3:00pm ET) Warning Letters Posted Date Letter

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The Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) is a regulatory organization that connects food and medical-products safety stakeholders and impacts the regulatory environment by shaping sound, science-based rules, law, regulations, and sharing best practices that protect public health.