Federal Register Update — March 27-28, 2024
March 27, 2024
Agricultural Marketing Service
Proposed Rules
Decreased Assessment Rate:
Olives Grown in California
Filed on: 03/27/2024 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 03/28/2024
FR Document: 2024-06482 PDF 11 Pages (107 KB) Permalink
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Pistachios Grown in California, Arizona, and New Mexico
Filed on: 03/27/2024 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 03/28/2024
FR Document: 2024-06493 PDF 4 Pages (96.4 KB) Permalink
National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard:
Annual Review of the List of Bioengineered Foods
Filed on: 03/27/2024 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 03/28/2024
FR Document: 2024-06535 PDF 6 Pages (103 KB) Permalink
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Notices
Voluntary Standard for Infant and Cradle Swings
Filed on: 03/27/2024 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 03/28/2024
FR Document: 2024-06606 PDF
5 Pages (109 KB) Permalink
FDA
March 26, 2024 – FDA Roundup: March 26, 2024
Recalls
| Posted Date | Issue Date | Company | Issuing Office | Subject | |||||
| 03/26/2024 | 03/14/2024 | F1 Foods Inc. D/B/A Flavor First Foods Inc. | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations East I | Seafood HACCP/CGMP for Foods/Adulterated/Insanitary Conditions |
National Academies
Charting a Future for Sequencing RNA and Its Modifications
GAO
Improper Payments: Information on Agencies’ Fiscal Year 2023 Estimates
Marler Blog
Tahini recalled due to Salmonella
@frankyiannas
- Ten years ago, we began advancing food safety culture as a legitimate subset of the profession, rather than a tagline or slogan. Ten years later, we’re just getting started. This year’s class is filling up fast. http://shorturl.at/jpC16 @MSUFoodSafety
- Many food producers are making great strides in advancing food traceability. A few are taking shortcuts that will hinder an inability to accurately pinpoint contaminated food, & contribute to passing inaccurate data along the food chain. No shortcuts. https://progressivegrocer.com/exclusive-how-traceability-shortcuts-can-prove-costly-food-safety
@FDAfood
- FDA’s outbreak investigation of E. coli in RAW FARM-brand raw cheddar cheese is closed and CDC declares outbreak over. We will continue to monitor for additional illnesses and this investigation may be reopened if additional cases are identified. https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-e-coli-o157h7-raw-cheddar-cheese-february-2024
- Sodium reduction is in the spotlight at FDA! New, voluntary targets are being developed for sodium reduction in a wide variety of foods to further the progress on sodium reduction. https://www.fda.gov/food/food-labeling-nutrition/fdas-nutrition-initiatives
- FDA foods is now on #Instagram! On Insta we’ll be sharing our latest on nutrition, food safety, and chemicals in the food supply. Follow us! https://instagram.com/fdafoods/
@SecVilsack
- This morning, I visited Great River Organic Milling in Fountain City, WI, to celebrate the first climate-branded consumer product being brought to the market under @USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities effort.
- Our veterinary teams at @USDA_APHIS, and federal and state veterinary and public health partners, are actively monitoring the detection of HPAI in four TX and KS dairy herds. Based on findings from Texas, the detections appear to have been introduced by wild birds.
- We are encouraging farmers to follow biosecurity practices and to report symptoms to their state veterinarians. Milk from affected cows has been diverted from the market, and pasteurization also kills viruses in milk. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/news/sa_by_date/sa-2024/hpai-cattle
- Today, Equity Commission members Poppy Sias Hernandez and Todd Corley co-hosted the first @USDA Regional Convening at @Carhartt HQ in Michigan in partnership with USDA, Carhartt, and the State of Michigan.
- The forum explored the “Power of Partnerships” and how public and private partners can influence the next-gen of farming, sustainable ag, food security and sovereignty, and more, in follow up to the Equity Commission’s Final Report: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/usda-equity-commission-final-report.pdf
March 28, 2024
Federal Register
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Filed on: 03/28/2024 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 03/29/2024
FR Document: 2024-06721 PDF 3 Pages (92.8 KB) Permalink
White House
FACT SHEET: Vice President Harris Announces OMB Policy to Advance Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management in Federal Agencies’ Use of Artificial Intelligence
FDA
Warning Letters
| Posted Date | Issue Date | Company | Issuing Office | Subject | |||||
| 03/26/2024 | 03/14/2024 | F1 Foods Inc. D/B/A Flavor First Foods Inc. | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations East I | Seafood HACCP/CGMP for Foods/Adulterated/Insanitary Conditions |
APHIS
APHIS Seeks Comment on Proposal to Import Fresh Hass Avocado from Guatemala into the United States
AMS
USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case with Rantoul Foods LLC
USDA Announces Intent to Renew Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee Charter
FNS
Celebrating the Second Anniversary of the USDA Food and Nutrition Security Initiative
NIH
Director’s Message: ODS Iodine Initiative
New CARBON NOFOs Published
Marler Blog
Raw Farm Cheddar Cheese linked to E. coli
@ConsumerReports
- Hot food in 3…2…1… https://www.consumerreports.org/appliances/microwave-ovens/best-microwaves-of-the-year-a4592238775/?EXTKEY=YSOCIAL_TW
@frankyiannas
- Progressive Grocer talks to expert Frank Yiannas about the intersection of FSMA rules and technology. #foodsafety #GS1Standards https://progressivegrocer.com/exclusive-how-traceability-shortcuts-can-prove-costly-food-safety?utm_campaign=PostBeyond&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=388354&utm_term=EXCLUSIVE%3A+How+Traceability+Shortcuts+Can+Prove+Costly+to+Food+Safety
@US_FDA
- Join us for the FDA Grand Rounds on April 11 to discuss Stable Isotope Ratio Analysis – An Important Tool in the Fight Against Food Fraud as we explain how instrumentation used for isotopic ratio analysis operates. Register here: http://FDA.gov/GrandRounds
@USDAFoodSafety
- Under Secretary for Food Safety Dr. Emilio Esteban spoke with food safety professionals at the AFDO Healthy People 2030 Workgroup meeting in Georgia this week. He gave an overview of FSIS and provided regulatory updates including our work to prevent foodborne Salmonella illnesses from poultry products. The @USDA and FSIS leadership team values collaborations with food safety professionals. Coming together to share and learn in forums such as this helps to improve food safety outcomes worldwide.
@USDA
- Join us for an upcoming Food Loss and Waste Webinar on April 2nd to learn some of the ways USDA engages in food loss and waste prevention and reduction across the U.S. food supply chain. Register today https://bit.ly/49cuANx
@SecVilsack
Through @USDA’s Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities, we’re positioning American producers as global leaders in climate-smart ag production. https://www.wpr.org/news/first-climate-smart-food-in-us-is-now-shipping-from-wisconsin