Federal Register Update — May 1-2, 2024
May 1, 2024
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
[FSIS Consumer Labeling Research: Web-Based Experimental Survey]
Filed on: 05/01/2024 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/02/2024
FR Document: 2024-09467 PDF 3 Pages (94.8 KB) Permalink
FDA
April 30, 2024 – FDA Roundup: April 30, 2024
E. coli: Bulk Organic Walnuts (April 2024)
Recalls
| Date | Brand Name | Product Description | Product Type | Recall Reason Description | Company Name |
| 4/30/2024 | Gibson Farms | California Shelled Walnuts, Organic Light Halves and Pieces | Food & Beverages, Foodborne Illness | Due to potential Escherichia coli 0157:H7 (E. coli) contamination | Gibson Farms |
Warning Letters
| Posted Date | Issue Date | Company | Issuing Office | Subject |
| 04/30/2024 | 02/01/2024 | Hi-Pro Feeds, LLC | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations West III | CGMP/Medicated Feeds/Adulterated |
| 04/30/2024 | 01/08/2024 | Korean Food, Inc. | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations West III | CGMP/Food/Prepared, Packed or Held Under Insanitary Conditions/Misbranded |
AMS
USDA Announces Appointments to the Peanut Standards Board
National Academies
Brainstorming Solutions to Disinformation
Communication to Bridge the Gap Between Food Production and Nutrition and Health [May 30th Workshop]
Marler Blog
Marler Clark investigates E. coli Outbreak Linked to Gibson’s Walnuts
Outbreakdatabase and E. coli and Walnuts
This is Nuts – California and Washington E. coli Outbreak linked to Gibson Farms Walnuts
Acute Kidney Failure – a very bad outcome of E. coli
May 2, 2024
Federal Register
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
[Field Crops Production – Substantive Change]
Filed on: 05/02/2024 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/03/2024
FR Document: 2024-09700 PDF 4 Pages (94.9 KB) Permalink
Environmental Protection Agency
Proposed Rules
Pesticide Tolerance; Exemptions, Petitions, Revocations, etc.:
Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities (March 2024)
Filed on: 05/02/2024 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/03/2024
FR Document: 2024-09679 PDF 4 Pages (116 KB) Permalink
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
School Meals Operations Study: Evaluation of the School-based Child Nutrition Programs
Filed on: 05/02/2024 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/03/2024
FR Document: 2024-09678 PDF 5 Pages (145 KB) Permalink
FDA
Revocation of Uses of Partially Hydrogenated Oils in Foods – Small Entity Compliance Guide [Final guidance]
FDA Clarifies Approach to Genomic Alterations in Animals
FSIS
FSIS Updates for Small Plants – May 1, 2024
Cargill Meat Solutions Recalls Ground Beef Products Due to Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination
Salmonella As an Adulterant in Not Ready-To-Eat Breaded Stuffed Chicken Products
USDA
U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments and Promotions
AMS
USDA Seeks Cotton Board Nominees
BBB
FWW
Factory Farm Pollution Harms Family Farms and Frontline Communities
Marler Blog
Marler Clark retained by family of child with HUS linked to E. coli-tainted Walnuts
When in doubt throw the E. coli Walnuts out
Cargill recalls 8 tons of ground beef due to E. coli risk
@ConsumerReports
- Have you ever tried dakon, gai lan, or mizuna? Here’s what you should know about these healthy veggies: https://www.consumerreports.org/health/nutrition-healthy-eating/asian-vegetables-to-try-now-a8077851707/?EXTKEY=YSOCIAL_TW
@FDAfood
- Today FDA announced an additional set of results from our national commercial milk sampling study that reaffirms our assessment that the commercial milk supply is safe. https://www.fda.gov/food/alerts-advisories-safety-information/updates-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai
- New preliminary results of tests on retail dairy samples, including cottage cheese and sour cream, in addition to fluid milk, show that pasteurization is effective in inactivating HPAI.
- FDA also tested some retail powdered infant formula and powdered milk products marketed as toddler formula, which found no HPAI viral fragments or virus. We’re continuing to identify additional products for testing.