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Federal Register Update – December 19 – 21, 2022

January 2, 2023

December 19, 2022

Federal Register

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Veterinary Services Field Operations Services Customer Service Survey Project

Filed on: 12/19/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/20/2022

FR Document: 2022-27555  PDF 4 Pages (101 KB)  Permalink

Federal Trade Commission

Proposed Rules

Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims

Filed on: 12/19/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/20/2022

FR Document: 2022-27558  PDF 15 Pages (142 KB)  Permalink

Food Safety and Inspection Service

Rules

Uniform Compliance Date for Food Labeling Regulations

Filed on: 12/19/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/20/2022

FR Document: 2022-27413  PDF 9 Pages (128 KB)  Permalink

FDA

FDA Roundup: December 16, 2022

Recalls

DateBrandDescriptionProduct TypeRecall ReasonCompany
12/16/2022Top of the RockiesAlfalfa CubesAnimal & Veterinary, Livestock FeedPotential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinumManzanola Feeds
12/16/2022HEB TEXAS PETSHEB TEXAS PETS Indoor Complete Dry Cat FoodFood & BeveragesPotential Salmonella contaminationTFP Nutrition

FSIS

Constituent Update – December 16, 2022

USDA

Joint Statement from Secretary Vilsack and Ambassador Tai after Meeting with Mexican Government Officials

APHIS

APHIS Issues Regulatory Status Review Responses: ZeaKal, Inc., Soybean and Suntory Flowers Limited Chrysanthemum

December 20, 2022

Federal Register

Food and Drug Administration

Rules

Guidance: Best Practices for Convening a Generally Recognized as Safe Panel

Filed on: 12/20/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/21/2022

FR Document: 2022-27714  PDF 8 Pages (82.5 KB)  Permalink

Notices

Permits; Applications, Issuances, etc.: Canned Tuna Deviating from Identity Standard; Amendment of Temporary Marketing Permit

Filed on: 12/20/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/21/2022

FR Document: 2022-27710  PDF 2 Pages (58.4 KB)  Permalink

DOJ

District Court Orders Oklahoma Drug Compounder to Comply with Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

Twitter

@FDAfood

  • @US_FDA’s Voluntary Qualified Importer Program, #VQIP, will start accepting FY24 applications through the portal on January 1, 2023. The benefits of VQIP include expedited review and importation of FDA-regulated human and/or animal food.

December 21, 2022

Federal Register

Environmental Protection Agency

Rules

Pesticide Tolerance; Exemptions, Petitions, Revocations, etc.:

Iron Oxide (Fe3O4) in Pesticide Formulations Applied to Animals

Filed on: 12/21/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/22/2022

FR Document: 2022-27869  PDF 12 Pages (122 KB)  Permalink

Simazine

Filed on: 12/21/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/22/2022

FR Document: 2022-27715  PDF 22 Pages (144 KB)  Permalink

Food and Drug Administration

Notices

Tracking Network for PETNet, LivestockNet, and SampleNet

Filed on: 12/21/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/22/2022

FR Document: 2022-27825  PDF 6 Pages (106 KB)  Permalink

FDA

Office of Digital Transformation’s New Focus on Technology Leadership

FDA Roundup: December 20, 2022

FDA Issues Final Guidance on Best Practices for Convening a GRAS Panel

Guidance for Industry: Best Practices for Convening a GRAS Panel

Falcon Import and Export, LLC Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk & Wheat in Mixed Alsultan Branded Baklava, and Undeclared Cashews, Pistachios, & Almonds in Alsultan Branded Betefour

Warning Letters

Posted DateIssue DateCompanyIssuing OfficeSubject
12/20/202211/21/2022Nature’s Way Farms, LLCDivision of Southwest ImportsForeign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP)
12/20/202211/30/2022CHS Inc./CHS River PlainsDivision of Human and Animal Food Operations West ICGMP/Medicated Feeds/Adulterated
12/20/202211/01/2022Del Valle Import Corp.Division of Northeast ImportsForeign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP)
12/20/202208/25/2022Sree Nidhi CorpCenter for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP)
12/20/202211/08/2022Dollar Tree, Inc.Office of Human and Animal Food Operations – West Division 3Interstate Commerce/Food/Adulterated

OMB

AGENCY: USDA-FSISRIN: 0583-ZA21Status: Pending Review
TITLE:Salmonella in Certain Not-Ready-To-Eat Stuffed Chicken Products
STAGE: NoticeECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED DATE: 12/19/2022LEGAL DEADLINE: None  

USDA

USDA Invests $9.5M to Develop New Bioproducts from Agricultural Commodities

APHIS

Request for Information: Identifying Ambiguities, Gaps, and Uncertainties in the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology

AMS

USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case with Ashton Hall

USDA Settles Packers and Stockyards Case with Jackman Florida Wagyu Beef LLC and Justin Ashley Jackman

USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case with Lowell Livestock LLC.

USDA Restricts PACA Violator in Oregon from Operating in the Produce Industry

Twitter

@FDAfood

  • SOT and the US Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition cordially invite you to join us for our January 19, 2023, colloquium, “Alternative Toxicological Approaches for Process-Formed Constituents in Food.” Learn more: https://bit.ly/3PL9zBl
  • ‘@US_FDA is pleased to contribute, along with our federal partners, to help identify regulatory ambiguities, gaps, inefficiencies, or uncertainties in the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of #Biotechnology.

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