Federal Register Update — November 20-21, 2023
November 20, 2023
Agricultural Marketing Service
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
[National Organic Program]
Filed on: 11/20/2023 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 11/21/2023
FR Document: 2023-25726 PDF 6 Pages (99 KB) Permalink
Environmental Protection Agency
Proposed Rules
Pesticide Tolerance; Exemptions, Petitions, Revocations, etc.:
Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities (October 2023)
Filed on: 11/20/2023 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 11/21/2023
FR Document: 2023-25751 PDF 6 Pages (110 KB) Permalink
FDA
FDA Roundup: November 17, 2023
Salmonella: Cantaloupes (November 2023)
IFSAC Releases Annual Report for 2021 on Sources of Foodborne Illness
FDA Updates Leafy Green STEC Action Plan
Recalls
| Date | Brand Name(s) | Product Description | Product Type | Recall Reason Description | Company Name |
| 11/17/2023 | Multiple brands | Whole Peaches, Plums, and Nectarines | Food & Beverages, Foodborne Illness, Fruit/Fruit Product | Potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes | The HMC Group Marketing, Inc. |
| 11/18/2023 | Multiple brands | Ice Cream, Yogurt, Ice Cream Bars and Gelato in a Variety of Flavors | Food & Beverages, Foodborne Illness | Potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes | Wilcox Ice Cream |
FSIS
Constituent Update – November 17, 2023
AMS
USDA Announces United Sorghum Checkoff Program Board Appointments
USDA Announces Appointments to the National Watermelon Promotion Board
USDA Seeks Nominees for National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board
November 21, 2023
Federal Register
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
[Application to Establish and Operate Wine Premises and Wine Bond]
Filed on: 11/21/2023 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 11/22/2023
FR Document: 2023-25767 PDF 26 Pages (148 KB) Permalink
FDA
Listeria monocytogenes: Peaches, Plums, & Nectarines (November 2023)
FSIS
FSIS NARMS: One Health Approach and FY 2024 Lamb and Sheep Study
OMB
| AGENCY: USDA-AMS | RIN: 0581-AD95 | Status: Concluded |
| TITLE: 2020 Annual Updates to List of Bioengineered Foods (AMS-FTPP-20-0057) | Section 3(f)(1) Significant: No | |
| STAGE: Final Rule | Economically Significant: No | |
| RECEIVED DATE: 10/16/2023 | LEGAL DEADLINE: None | |
| ** COMPLETED: 11/20/2023 | COMPLETED ACTION: Consistent with Change | |
USDA
AMS
USDA Announces Appointments to the National Honey Board
USDA Files Action Against Cantero Produce Corp. in Florida for Alleged PACA Violations
USDA Files Action Against United Vegetable Produce Inc. in New York for Alleged PACA Violations
USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case with Mid-Tex Livestock Auction LLC
USDA Partners with Alabama to Award over $5.7 Million to Strengthen Food Supply Chain Infrastructure
@USDAFoodSafety
- Remember learning in science class about tiny germs that can make you sick? No? Well, lucky for us, our FSIS microbiologists do! Think of them as the referees of food safety, always monitoring harmful bacteria trying to outmaneuver our medicine-cabinet superheroes – antibiotics! #WAAW
- Now, picture antibiotics as linebackers and the football as the illness-causing germs. Just like a football headed toward the endzone, these germs try to invade healthy food animals. It’s the antibiotics’ job to tackle them, while our microbiologist referees monitor the field and call out any flags on the play. #FoodSafety
- Alongside @CDCgov and @FDAfood, we’re part of a team called NARMS: the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System. We monitor the antibiotic linebackers and test them to predict how well they stop the bad germs in people and food animals. This helps us call smarter plays to keep your food safe.
- In simple terms, learning about how germs interact with antibiotics empowers you to play defense by advocating for responsible practices. We’re committed to your safety, and our data-driven approach is our best defensive gameplan against germs that are resistant to antibiotics, thus making food safer for all.
- That’s why we celebrate World AMR Awareness Week like it’s the Super Bowl of food safety. This is all part of the One Health approach, emphasizing the interconnected health of people, animals, and our environment. Ready to go from the bleachers to the field? Peek at our playbook and check out our new blog posts: https://fsis.usda.gov/science-data/data-sets-visualizations/microbiology/national-antimicrobial-resistance-monitoring #WAAW2023