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Federal Register Update — October 25, 2024

October 26, 2024

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Rules

Safety Standard:

Nursing Pillows

Filed on: 10/24/2024 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 10/25/2024

FR Document: 2024-24403  PDF 101 Pages (608 KB)  Permalink

Editorial Note: An agency letter requesting minor corrections to this document was received after placement on public inspection. The document will remain on public inspection through close of business October 25, 2024. A copy of the agency’s letter is available for inspection at the Office of the Federal Register.

Notices

Meetings; Sunshine Act

Filed on: 10/24/2024 at 11:15 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 10/28/2024

FR Document: 2024-25066  PDF 1 Page (78 KB)  Permalink

Food and Nutrition Service

Notices

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

Women, Infants and Children and Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Outreach, Innovation and Modernization Evaluation

Filed on: 10/25/2024 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 10/28/2024

FR Document: 2024-25008  PDF 10 Pages (176 KB)  Permalink

FDA

DateBrand NameProduct DescriptionProduct TypeRecall Reason DescriptionCompany Name
10/24/2024SproutsChicken Street Taco Meal KitFood & BeveragesPotential Foodborne Illness – Listeria monocytogensTreeHouse Foods, Inc.

FSIS

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ineligible Meat and Poultry Products Illegally Imported from the Republic of the Union of Myanmar

HHS

USDA/HHS Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Takes New Action to Halt the Spread of Bird Flu, including in California and Washington

USDA

Biden-Harris Administration Invests in Clean, More Affordable Energy for Seven Rural Electric Cooperatives from South Carolina to Colorado as Part of Investing in America Agenda

Reagan-Udall

Food Navigator: Food Traceability Rule compliance threatened by too much tech, over-eager realtors

Nutritional Outlook: Deputy Commissioner of Human Foods Program emphasizes efficiencies behind new agency reorganization

Marler Blog

Taylor Farms Onions pulled from Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC and Burger King after E. coli outbreak linked to McDonalds

Thank Goodness for Scientists doing the hard work understanding the risks of Onions

Massive Waffle recall due to Listeria

Sprouts Recalls Chicken Taco Kits due to Listeria

Twitter

@frankyiannas

  • Advancing food safety requires change. Being able to identify a foodborne pathogen within hours, rather than days, with @pathotrak‘s Next Generation Enrichment tech is an example of smarter food safety solutions needed for the 21st century. https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/30985-frank-yiannas-joins-pathotraks-board-of-directors

@FDAfood

@SecVilsack

  • Thanks to funding from @POTUS’ Inflation Reduction Act, yesterday @USDA announced an additional $1.5 billion for 92 partner-driven conversation programs through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2024/10/23/usda-invests-15-billion-92-partnership-projects-advance

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