August 14, 2024
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
[List Sampling Frame Surveys]
Filed on: 08/14/2024 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/15/2024
FR Document: 2024-18308 PDF 3 Pages (102 KB) Permalink
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods
Filed on: 08/14/2024 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/15/2024
FR Document: 2024-18277 PDF 7 Pages (112 KB) Permalink
Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.:
Science Board to the Food and Drug Administration Advisory Committee
Filed on: 08/14/2024 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/15/2024
FR Document: 2024-18263 PDF 4 Pages (88.8 KB) Permalink
FDA
Save the Date for NIH-FDA Nutrition Regulatory Science Workshop
Recalls
| Date | Brand Name | Product Description | Product Type | Recall Reason Description | Company Name | ||||||
| 08/13/2024 | El Chilar | “Canela Molida” Ground Cinnamon | Food & Beverages, Spices, Flavors & Salts | Due to Elevated Levels of Lead | El Chilar HF, LLC. |
Warning Letters
| Posted Date | Letter Issue Date | Company Name | Issuing Office | Subject |
| 08/13/2024 | 07/24/2024 | Txsyn Int. LLC | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations West III | CGMP/Manufacturing, Packaging, Labeling, or Holding Operations for Dietary Supplements/Adulterated |
FDA Dockets
- FDA-2024-P-3820 – Citizen Petition from Vanguard Regulatory Services, Inc. (on behalf of Nagase Viita Co., Ltd.), Requests that the FDA amend the regulation defining dietary fiber to add isomalt dextrin to the list of isolated or synthetic non-digestible carbohydrates that have been determined by FDA to have physiological effects that are beneficial to human health and, therefore, shall be included in the calculation of the amount of dietary fiber
FSIS
FSIS H5N1 Influenza A Dairy Cow Testing Program
USDA
USDA Announces Intent to Establish Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program Advisory Council, Seeks Nominations
AMS
USDA Announces Availability of the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Live Cattle Data Dashboard
@SecVilsack
- Producers and irrigation district out West are enthusiastic about @USDA’s new investment of $400 million that will help farmers expand into new market opportunities and save water in the face of drought. Read more about what they’re saying here: https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2024/08/09/what-they-are-saying-biden-harris-administration-invests-400
@FDAfood
- FDA & @USDA_ARS released the results of the second retail sampling survey testing 167 dairy products for highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1). No viable H5N1 virus was detected in the products. https://www.fda.gov/food/alerts-advisories-safety-information/updates-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai
@FDA_ORA
- #FDAORA Investigators can issue a Form 483 at the end of inspections, detailing observed potential violations of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. FDA’s Electronic Reading Room lists these records. Learn MORE: https://fda.gov/about-fda/office-regulatory-affairs/ora-foia-electronic-reading-room
@FDAanimalhealth
- FDA has posted warning letters issued to BullyKamp Products LLC & Top Dog Pet Store LLC dba The Bulldog Cartel for marketing unapproved animal drugs intended for dogs: https://fda.gov/animal-veterinary/compliance-enforcement/cvm-warning-letters…. Unapproved animal drugs haven’t been reviewed by FDA for safety or effectiveness.
@ConsumerReports
- Did you know that strawberry is the most popular yogurt flavor in the U.S.? https://www.consumerreports.org/health/yogurt/healthy-yogurts-that-taste-great-too-a1114386696/?EXTKEY=YSOCIAL_TW
August 15, 2024
Federal Register
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Notices
Meetings; Sunshine Act
[Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Requirements for Water Beads]
Filed on: 08/14/2024 at 4:15 pm
Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/16/2024
FR Document: 2024-18548 PDF 1 Page (78.6 KB) Permalink
Proposed Rules
Regulatory Agenda: Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
Filed on: 08/15/2024 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/16/2024
FR Document: 2024-16466 PDF 18 Pages (139 KB) Permalink
Agricultural Marketing Service
Proposed Rules
Increased Assessment Rate: Walnuts Grown in California
Filed on: 08/15/2024 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/16/2024
FR Document: 2024-18287 PDF 11 Pages (108 KB) Permalink
Proposed Rules
Regulatory Agenda: Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
Filed on: 08/15/2024 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/16/2024
FR Document: 2024-16448 PDF 18 Pages (132 KB) Permalink
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Rules
User Fees for Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection Services; Correction
Filed on: 08/15/2024 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/16/2024
FR Document: 2024-18206 PDF 2 Pages (57.1 KB) Permalink
Notices
Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:
Outbreak Response Activities for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Poultry in the United States and U.S. Territories
Filed on: 08/15/2024 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/16/2024
FR Document: 2024-18156 PDF 7 Pages (116 KB) Permalink
Notices
Guidance: Voluntary Sodium Reduction Goals: Target Mean and Upper Bound Concentrations for Sodium in Commercially Processed, Packaged, and Prepared Foods (Edition 2)
Filed on: 08/15/2024 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/16/2024
FR Document: 2024-18261 PDF 7 Pages (108 KB) Permalink
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Notices
Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.:
National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
Filed on: 08/15/2024 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/16/2024
FR Document: 2024-18326 PDF 8 Pages (120 KB) Permalink
White House
Statement from President Joe Biden on the July Consumer Price Index
USDA
USDA Appoints New Members to the Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
FNS
Modernizing SNAP: Colorado Launches New Healthy Incentive Project
@US_FDA
- We value your insights! FDA’s Office of Digital Transformation seeks feedback on our updated IT Strategy, IT Operating Plan, & Customer Experience Strategy. Deadline extended to Aug. 30, 2024. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Details at http://Regulations.gov
@SecVilsack
- This week, we’re marking the 2nd anniversary of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act. This transformative law is delivering historic resources and bringing opportunity to communities nationwide, especially in rural and underserved areas.
- The Inflation Reduction Act has ushered in a new era by lowering energy costs for Americans, generating new income for farmers and foresters, and creating jobs alongside a clean energy future.
@FTC
- 1. People rely on online reviews to make informed purchases and compare products. When companies use fake reviews, consumers get misled and honest businesses lose out. Today @FTC finalized a rule to prohibit fake reviews. https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/08/federal-trade-commission-announces-final-rule-banning-fake-reviews-testimonials
- 2. Firms can use fake reviews to game the system in a host of ways—buying positive reviews for their products or services, suppressing negative ones, or generating bad reviews of their competitors. The final rule bans a range of tactics that pollute the market with fake reviews.
- 3. Thanks to the rule, @FTC will be able to more effectively combat fake reviews by levying penalties on lawbreakers and returning money to those harmed. As @POTUS notes, Americans should be able to trust online reviews when looking to buy a product.
- 4. The rule follows a series of @FTC enforcement actions. We brought a case against Roomster, a rental listing platform that flooded the internet with thousands of fake 4- and 5-star reviews, misleading renters who were looking for affordable housing. https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/08/ftc-states-sue-rental-listing-platform-roomster-its-owners-duping-prospective-renters-fake-reviews
- 5. @FTC also took action against Fashion Nova for suppressing negative reviews. We found that the online retailer automatically posted 4- and 5-star reviews to its website, while blocking hundreds of thousands of bad reviews. https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/01/fashion-nova-will-pay-42-million-part-settlement-ftc-allegations-it-blocked-negative-reviews
- 6. From banning fake online reviews and government imposters to ending subscription traps and deceptive junk fees, @FTC will keep using all our tools to take on the consumer indignities that siphon away people’s precious time and money.
@FDA_ORA
- #FDAORA provides guidance & training to certify officers within state, local, territorial & tribal agencies that help protect retail food in their area: https://fda.gov/training-and-continuing-education
