Federal Register Update – August 25 – 26, 2022

August 25, 2022

Federal Register

Agricultural Marketing Service

Rules

Avocados Grown in South Florida:

Increased Assessment Rate

Filed on: 08/25/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/26/2022

FR Document: 2022-18455  PDF 9 Pages (104 KB)  Permalink

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Notices

Bovine Tuberculosis Status Evaluation of Eight Mexican Regions and Intent to Classify Those Regions for Bovine Tuberculosis

Filed on: 08/25/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/26/2022

FR Document: 2022-18409  PDF 5 Pages (117 KB) Permalink

FDA

FDA Issues 2022 Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards

USDA

USDA Announces Up to $550 Million in American Rescue Plan Funding for Projects Benefiting Underserved Producers and Minority Serving Institutions that Create Career Development Opportunities for Next Generation Leaders

FSIS

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Poultry and Meat Products Containing FDA-Regulated Corn Starch That Has Been Recalled Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens

APHIS

REMINDER: New USDA Database Will Replace Three Import Manuals and the Fruit and Vegetable Imports Requirement (FAVIR) Database

AMS

USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation

FNS

Colorado’s Agencies Create Recipe Frameworks for Communities through the Healthy Corner Store Partnership

Twitter

@SecVilsack

  • This Administration is committed to prioritizing economic development and growth in rural America. We are harnessing @USDA‘s resources to target sections of the country that have been left behind for too long. We’re putting rural communities at the heart of all our solutions.
  • Today, we are announcing $550M in American Rescue Plan funding to enable underserved producers to access land, capital, and markets and to train the next, diverse generation of agricultural professionals. This is part of USDA’s unwavering commitment to advancing equity for all.

August 26, 2022

Federal Register

Agriculture Department

Notices

Meetings:

Equity Commission

Filed on: 08/26/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/29/2022

FR Document: 2022-18483  PDF4 Pages (105 KB) Permalink

Food and Drug Administration

Rules

Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals:

Fumonisin Esterase

Filed on: 08/26/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/29/2022

FR Document: 2022-18539  PDF 6 Pages (94.8 KB) Permalink

White House

President Biden Announces 20th Fly Formula Mission

FDA

FDA and Mexican Counterparts Report Progress in Food Safety at Second Annual Partnership Meeting

Recalls

DateBrand Name(s)Product DescriptionProduct TypeRecall Reason DescriptionCompany Name
08/25/2022Market PantryWhite Fudge Animal CookiesFood & BeveragesFoodborne Foreign ObjectD. F. Stauffer Biscuit Co.
08/25/2022PiantedosiVarious Dinner rolls, sandwich rolls and bun productsFood & Beverages, Foodborne Illness, Bakery Product/MixCronobacter sakazakii and/or Clostridium botulinumPiantedosi Baking Com

FSIS

Pizza John’s Recalls Pepperoni Pizza Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection

AMS

USDA Announces $72.9 Million in Grants Awarded to Bolster the Competitiveness of the U.S. Specialty Crops Industry

Twitter

@US_FDA

  • FDA & our regulatory counterparts in Mexico @COFEPRIS & @SENASICA held the 2nd annual Food Safety Partnership Meeting as part of ongoing efforts to ensure the safety of food imported from Mexico & to advance protections for consumers in both countries. https://go.usa.gov/xh2rF

@FDA_Global

  • Over 12 months, the FSP’s 4 work groups have: addressed commodity-specific foodborne illness; advanced use of whole genome sequencing to ID outbreak sources; improved a binational notification protocol for outbreaks; & facilitated food safety training, officials said.

@SecVilsack