Federal Register Update — June 5-6, 2024

June 5, 2024

Agricultural Marketing Service

Rules

Fees for Official Inspection and Weighing Services under the United Stated Grain Standards Act

Filed on: 06/05/2024 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/06/2024

FR Document: 2024-12400  PDF 28 Pages (174 KB)  Permalink

Food and Drug Administration

Notices

Record Retention Requirements for the Soy Protein and Reduced Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Health Claim

Filed on: 06/05/2024 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/06/2024

FR Document: 2024-12359  PDF 3 Pages (94.2 KB)  Permalink

FDA

June 4, 2024 – FDA Roundup: June 4, 2024

Processes and Practices Applicable to Bioresearch Monitoring Inspections: Draft Guidance for Industry

Recalls

Date	Brand Name	Product Description	Product Type	Recall Reason Description	Company Name
06/04/2024	Crecelac	Powdered Goat Milk Infant Formula	Food & Beverages, Foodborne Illness, Infant Formula & Foods	Cronobacter spp. contamination	Dairy Manufacturers Inc.
06/04/2024	New Seasons Market	Strawberry Rhubarb Bakewell Tart	Food & Beverages, Allergens	Undeclared almonds	New Seasons Market

FSIS

South American Meat Inc. Recalls Frozen Raw Beef Products Imported Without Benefit of Import Reinspection

USDA

USDA Farmers Market Opens for 27th Market Season

Marler Blog

Investigate TV: Outbreak Tainted Food

Salmonella Africana Outbreak hits over 160 – when will CDC and FDA announce source?

Marler Clark – The hunt is on – How did Cantaloupe with Salmonella sicken 407 people?

Marler Clark investigates how PCC Guacamole became tainted with E. coli

Marler Clark hired by Missouri and Minnesota families hit by Trader Joe’s Salmonella Basil

Marler Clark retained by 6 of 12 with E. coli linked to Walnuts in Washington and California

Infant Formula recalled due to Cronobacter

E. coli Lawsuits pending against Raw Farm Cheese that sickened 11 in 4 States

Black Pepper recalled due to Salmonella

Twitter

@FDAfood

• JBR expands recall of certain frozen half-shell oysters from Republic of Korea potentially contaminated with norovirus. http://fda.gov/food/alerts-advisories-safety-information/fda-advises-restaurants-and-retailers-not-serve-or-sell-and-consumers-not-eat-certain-frozen-raw

@SecVilsack

• Fair and competitive markets are the cornerstone of our economy. Fair market rules ensure that our producers have freedoms guaranteed to them, and @USDA’s proposed Packers and Stockyards rule will continue to secure those freedoms for our nation’s farmers.

@FDA_ORA

• FDA Special Agents/@TheJusticeDept: Biloxi restaurant and its co-owner plead guilty to conspiracy to misbrand seafood https://fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/biloxi-restaurant-and-its-co-owner-plead-guilty-conspiracy-misbrand-seafood
• 🚨Consumers who have purchased 7oz containers of the ground black pepper are urged to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with questions may contact the company at 313-846-8117 Monday to Friday between 9 am to 5 pm.  UBC Food Distributors Recalls Baraka Brand Ground Black Pepper Spice Because of Possible Health Risk Announcement https://fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/ubc-food-distributors-recalls-baraka-brand-ground-black-pepper-spice-because-possible-health-risk…

June 6, 2024

Federal Register

Agriculture Department

Rules

Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment

Filed on: 06/06/2024 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/07/2024

FR Document: 2024-12542  PDF 18 Pages (120 KB)  Permalink

Food and Drug Administration

Rules

Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals:

Ethyl Cellulose

Filed on: 06/06/2024 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/07/2024

FR Document: 2024-12533  PDF 6 Pages (106 KB)  Permalink

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Irradiation in the Production, Processing, and Handling of Food

Filed on: 06/06/2024 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/07/2024

FR Document: 2024-12536  PDF 4 Pages (98.4 KB)  Permalink

FDA

Salmonella: Cucumbers (June 2024)

FDA and Partners in the Southwest Growing Region Share Findings from Multi-year Environmental Study

USDA

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Actions to Strengthen Tribal Food Sovereignty, Co-Stewardship, and Knowledge of Tribal Agriculture Policy

AMS

AMS Announces Interim Rule to Revise Grain Inspection Fees

FNS

USDA Invests More than $2.3 Million to Support Indigenous Foods in School Meals

Marler Blog

Surprised Cucumbers have Salmonella – Do not be

What’s up with Salmonella Braenderup?

What your family should know during two Salmonella Outbreaks

FDA weighs in on Salmonella Cucumber Outbreak

Family Dollar Store pleads Guilty to holding consumer products under insanitary conditions in rat-infested warehouse – Fined $41,675,000

Cucumbers officially linked to growing Salmonella Africana Outbreak – Another large Salmonella Braenderup Outbreak possibly linked

Raw Milk Salmonella Lawsuits Filed in California

Twitter

@ConsumerReports

• #Recall Alert: More than 160 people in 25 states have become ill from salmonella Africana, likely as the result of eating cucumbers grown in Florida, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-recalls/florida-cucumbers-recalled-due-to-salmonella-contamination-a3244010138/?EXTKEY=YSOCIAL_TW
• Are veggies puffs a convenient way to get kids to eat their veggies? Not so fast—some may have high levels of lead or other heavy metals. Read our latest investigation: https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/lesser-evil-serenity-kids-cassava-puffs-high-lead-levels-a2654657249/?EXTKEY=YSOCIAL_TW

@frankyiannas

• New era food safety challenges require new ways of thinking, working, and data sharing. https://www.wga.com/news/food-safety-expert-frank-yiannas-shares-thoughts-on-new-era-challenges-and-data-sharing/

@usda_nass

• The 2022 #AgCensus found that 153,101 farms and ranches used renewable energy producing systems compared to 133,176 farms in 2017, a 15% increase. The majority of farms (76%) with renewable energy systems reported using solar panels. http://nass.usda.gov/AgCensus #WorldEnvironmentDay

@FDAfood

• FDA advises consumers in AZ, CA, CO, HI, NV, NY, OR & WA not to eat certain oysters & bay clams harvested from Oregon and certain shellfish from Washington potentially contaminated with paralytic shellfish toxins http://fda.gov/food/alerts-advisories-safety-information/fda-advises-restaurants-and-retailers-not-serve-or-sell-and-consumers-not-eat-certain-shellfish
• Salmonella #outbreak investigation: Fresh Start Produce Sales has recalled cucumbers distributed to AL, FL, GA, IL, MD, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, & WV. Retailers should clean and sanitize areas that came into contact with recalled products. http://fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-salmonella-cucumbers-june-2024