Federal Register Update — February 14-15, 2024

February 14, 2024

Food Safety and Inspection Service

Notices

Charter Amendments, Establishments, Renewals and Terminations: National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods

Filed on: 02/14/2024 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/15/2024

FR Document: 2024-03185  PDF 5 Pages (104 KB)  Permalink

FDA

February 13, 2024 – FDA Roundup: February 13, 2024

Recalls

Date		Brand		Description		Product Type		Recall Reason		Company
02/13/2024	No Brand	Ham & Cotija Torta Sandwich on Telera Roll	Food & Beverages	Potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.	MG Foods

USDA

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Statement on the Release of the 2022 Census of Agriculture

APHIS

APHIS Establishes and Expands Quarantine Areas for Citrus Canker (Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri) in Texas

AMS

USDA Issues a Packers and Stockyards Complaint against Indiana Halal Farms LLC

USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case with Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation

Vantaggio Farming Corporation in California Satisfies Terms of Consent Decision and Order Involving Alleged PACA Violations

Marler Blog

More food products with Rizo-Lopez Cheese recalled due to Listeria illnesses and deaths – Marler Clark retained by victims

Twitter

@ConsumerReports

• #Recall Alert: BrightFarms, Dole, Fresh Express, and Ready Pac have recalled various salad kits that contain cotija cheese. Twenty-six people across 11 states have been sickened by these dairy products, and two people have died. The cheese was supplied by Rizo-López Foods, which recalled nearly 60 types of Hispanic-style cheese and other dairy products linked to a listeriosis outbreak, the illness caused by the bacteria listeria monocytogenes. https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-recalls/brightfarms-dole-fresh-express-ready-pac-salad-kits-recalled-a4793176505/?EXTKEY=YSOCIAL_TW

@SecVilsack

• The actions by the Biden-Harris Administration are enabling America’s farmers to be less reliant on a few large, consolidated monopolies, making farming more viable for the next generation, and making our food system more resilient for everyone who eats.

February 15, 2024

Federal Register

Agriculture Department

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

Filed on: 02/15/2024 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/16/2024

FR Document: 2024-03281 PDF 7 Pages (99.6 KB) Permalink

FDA

Recalls

Date		Brand		Description		Product Type		Recall Reason		Company
02/14/2024	No Brand	Chicken Street Taco Kit	Food & Beverages	Potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination	Bristol Farms

USDA

USDA Releases Updated Equity Action Plan

Twitter

@ConsumerReports

• Sixteen of the 48 chocolate products we tested for heavy metals had amounts above CR’s levels of concern for lead or cadmium. Before indulging this Valentine’s Day, read our guide. https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/a-third-of-chocolate-products-are-high-in-heavy-metals-a4844566398/?EXTKEY=YSOCIAL_TW

@SecVilsack

• Today I testified in front of the House Agricultural Committee to provide an update on the state of rural America and the work @USDA has been doing over the past three years of the Biden-Harris Administration.

@USDAFoodSafety

• Attending @USDA’s 100th Ag Outlook Forum? Don’t miss Cell Cultured Meat and Poultry: How Do We Label It?, moderated by Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety Sandra Eskin on Feb. 16 at 10 a.m. ET. There’s still time to register, and join us either virtually or in person ⮕ https://bit.ly/3SmD2EX