Federal Register Update — April 17-18, 2024
April 17, 2024
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Notices
Guidance: Estimating Value per Statistical Life
Filed on: 04/17/2024 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 04/18/2024
FR Document: 2024-08300 PDF 36 Pages (185 KB) Permalink
Rules
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children:
Revisions in the Women, Infants, and Children Food Packages
Filed on: 04/17/2024 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 04/18/2024
FR Document: 2024-07437 PDF 233 Pages (770 KB) Permalink
FDA
April 16, 2024 – FDA Roundup: April 16, 2024
Warning Letters
| Posted Date | Issue Date | Company | Issuing Office | Subject |
| 04/16/2024 | 11/22/2023 | Euro USA Inc | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations East V | Seafood HACCP/CGMP for Foods/Adulterated/Insanitary Conditions |
| 04/16/2024 | 04/09/2024 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations East VI | Food Labeling/Misbranded |
| 04/16/2024 | 11/01/2023 | Appleton City Feed Service LLC | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations West II | CGMP/Medicated Feeds/Adulterated |
AMS
USDA Publishes Kansas State University Cattle Contracts Library Pilot Program Assessment Report
Pre-Solicitation Announcement for Purchase of Meat and Fish Products
NIH
Reagan-Udall
CVM director outlines long-term priorities – Agri-Pulse
Marler Blog
Lead Poisoning in children linked to Cinnamon in Apple Sauce
Norovirus Outbreak linked to South Korean Oysters in San Diego
@FDAfood
- FDA advises restaurants & retailers not to sell and consumers not to eat certain frozen, raw, half-shell oysters from Republic of Korea potentially contaminated with norovirus https://fda.gov/food/alerts-advisories-safety-information/fda-advises-restaurants-and-retailers-not-serve-or-sell-and-consumers-not-eat-certain-frozen-raw
- FDA has transitioned from its initial response activities to identify the source of elevated lead levels in cinnamon applesauce pouches and is now focused on post-incident surveillance, prevention & compliance activities which will be updated here: https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/post-incident-response-activities-elevated-lead-and-chromium-levels-cinnamon-applesauce-pouches
@SecVilsack
- I’m testifying in front of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee today. You can watch along here: https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-fiscal-year-2025-presidents-budget-request-for-the-us-department-of-agriculture
April 18, 2024
Federal Register
Agricultural Marketing Service
Proposed Rules
Free and Restricted Percentages for the 2023-24 Crop Year: Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al.
Filed on: 04/18/2024 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 04/19/2024
FR Document: 2024-08149 PDF 22 Pages (128 KB) Permalink
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Rules
Poison Prevention Packaging Requirements:
Exemption of Baloxavir Marboxil Tablets in Packages Containing Not More than 80 mg of the Drug
Filed on: 04/18/2024 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 04/19/2024
FR Document: 2024-07651 PDF 11 Pages (139 KB) Permalink
Rules
Establishing the Summer EBT Program and Rural Non-Congregate Option in the Summer Meal Programs
Filed on: 04/18/2024 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 04/19/2024
FR Document: 2024-08369 PDF 3 Pages (89.2 KB) Permalink
FDA
Salmonella: Basil (April 2024) (public health advisory)
USDA
U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments and Promotions
USDA Partners With Reinvestment Fund to Increase Equitable Access to Healthy Foods Across Country
APHIS
USDA Protects Hundreds of Crops from Invasive Fruit Flies with Five-Year Strategy
AMS
USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case against Dennis Kolb Dairy Sales Inc.
USDA Announces Meeting Dates for the Grain Inspection Advisory Committee
Marler Blog
FDA opens investigations into E. coli and Salmonella clusters
Trader Joes’ Basil linked to Salmonella Outbreak in seven States
@frankyiannas
- FDA’s Food Traceability Rule for certain foods goes into effect in January of 2026. This ill conceived proposal would in essence gut it & make it ineffective. Grateful that consumer groups & traceability experts adamantly oppose it. https://www.statnews.com/2024/04/16/fda-food-safety-rules-grocers-house-legislation/
@FDAanimalhealth
- If you encounter any adverse events related to pet food or treats, please report them to the FDA – it could save lives! The most helpful reports include detailed information and vet records. FMI: https://fda.gov/animal-veterinary/report-problem/how-report-pet-food-complaint
@FDAfood
- FDA invites the public to register for the virtual public meeting “Data and Technology in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety.” Stakeholders can share information on ways to leverage technology to improve food safety. https://www.fda.gov/food/workshops-meetings-webinars-food-and-dietary-supplements/virtual-public-meeting-data-and-technology-new-era-smarter-food-safety-04242024
- Sodium reduction is in the spotlight at FDA! New, voluntary targets are being developed for sodium reduction in a wide variety of foods to further the progress on sodium reduction. https://fda.gov/food/food-labeling-nutrition/sodium-reduction
- In the most recent “On the Road with Jim” our Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods travels to San Francisco. He invites the food industry to talk with the FDA, often and early, in the premarket process…. https://fda.gov/food/news-events-cfsan/road-jim
@SecVilsack
- Through funding made available primarily by @POTUS’ American Rescue Plan, @reinvestfund has selected 16 public-private partnerships to receive $40.3M in grants under the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) Local & Regional Healthy Food Financing Partnerships Program.