Federal Register Update — March 20-21, 2023
March 20, 2023
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Food Canning Establishment Registration, Process Filing, and Recordkeeping for Acidified Foods and Thermally Processed Low-Acid Foods in Hermetically Sealed Containers
Filed on: 03/20/2023 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 03/21/2023
FR Document: 2023-05742 PDF 9 Pages (114 KB) Permalink
FDA
Hepatitis A Virus – Frozen Strawberries (February 2023)
Recalls
| Date | Brand | Description | Product Type | Recall Reason | Company | ||||||
| 03/17/2023 | Simply Nature, Vital Choice and others | Frozen Organic Strawberries and fruit blend | Food & Beverages | Hepatitis A | Scenic Fruit Company | ||||||
| 03/17/2023 | Gerber Good Start | Powdered Infant formula | Food & Beverages | Potential Cronobacter sakazakii contamination | Perrigo Company plc |
FSIS
Constituent Update – March 17, 2023
- Reminder: FSIS is Expanding Generic Label Approval
- FSIS to Post Individual Category Status and Aggregate Results for Poultry Carcasses, Chicken Parts, and Comminuted Poultry Tested for Salmonella
APHIS
Federal Order for U.S. Imports of Host Materials of Tomato Leafminer (Phthorimaea absoluta)
APHIS Seeks Public Comment on the Draft Rangeland Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program Environmental Assessment in New Mexico
USDA Extends Public Comment Period for Proposed Enhancements of Animal Disease Traceability Regulations
APHIS Amends Regulations for Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection (AQI) User Fees in Response to Court Order
March 21, 2023
White House
A Proclamation on National Agriculture Day, 2023
FDA
FDA Releases Prevention Strategy to Enhance the Safety of Soft Fresh Queso Fresco-Type Cheeses
Recalls
| Date | Brand | Description | Product Type | Recall Reason | Company | ||||||
| 03/20/2023 | Kaytee | Wild Bird Food Birders’ Blend | Animal & Veterinary, Pet Food | Potential Elevated Levels of Aflatoxin | Kaytee Products Inc. | ||||||
| 03/20/2023 | Kagome | Worcestershire Sauce, Chuno Sauce, and Take Out Tonkatsu Sauce | Food & Beverages, Allergens, Gravy/Sauces | Undeclared Soy | Mutual Trading, Inc. |
OMB
| AGENCY: HHS-FDA | RIN: 0910-ZB07 | Status: Concluded |
| TITLE: Questions and Answers About Dietary Guidance Statements in Food Labeling: Draft Guidance for Industry | ||
| STAGE: Notice | ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No | |
| RECEIVED DATE: 05/13/2022 | LEGAL DEADLINE: None | |
| REVIEW EXTENDED | ||
| ** COMPLETED: 03/20/2023 | COMPLETED ACTION: Consistent with Change |
USDA
@USDA
- Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, USDA is investing nearly $200 million in a first round of Community Wildfire Defense Grants to protect state, private and tribal lands from the ongoing wildfire crisis https://usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/03/20/biden-harris-administration-invests-nearly-200m-bipartisan
@SecVilsack
- This week at @USDA we are celebrating National Ag Day and National Ag Week by taking a moment to thank all of our tireless agriculture workers.
- Thank you, @agripulse, for the opportunity to speak at the 2023 Agri-Pulse Ag & Food Policy Summit about @USDA’s efforts to support the next generation of ag leaders. Building a bright future for agriculture requires bringing new, diverse voices into the fold.
@frankyiannas
- Over the past 3 months, there have been 3 different recalls of powdered infant formula (Gerber, Enfamil, & ByHeart), because of potential contamination with Cronobacter sakazakii. This is unusual and almost NEVER happened in the past.
- POP QUIZ – Why now, what changed? A) manufacturing conditions have deteriorated, B) manufacturers are reporting positive tests to FDA (although NOT required by law) or C) FDA doing more thorough records reviews & learning of company positive tests, resulting in expanded recalls?
- I’m proud to have been part of the team at FDA that resulted in more thorough inspections now being done of powdered infant formula plants. But there’s more that CAN be done and MUST be done by both regulators and industry to further protect infants in this country. Stay tuned. I plan to write about that.