Federal Register Update — October 28-29, 2026

October 28, 2026

FDA

Date	Brand Name(s)	Product Description	Product Type	Recall Reason Description	Company Name
10/27/2026	No Brand	Cold Smoked Sprat Fish	Food & Beverages, Foodborne Illness	Potential contamination with Clostridium botulinum	D&M Smoked Fish Inc. dba Haifa Smoked Fish Inc.
10/27/2026	H-E-B	BBQ Chop Salad Kit	Food & Beverages, Allergens	Undeclared soy and tree nuts (almonds)	Taylor Farms

Warning letter:

Posted Date	Letter Issue Date	Company	Issuing Office	Subject
10/27/2026	09/22/2026	Rama Food Manufacture Corp.	Human Foods Program	CGMP/Food/Prepared, Packed or Held Under Insanitary Conditions/Adulterated/L. monocytogenes

CVM Press release: October 27, 2026 – FDA Launches Risk-Based Pilot Program to Streamline Residue Test Method Requirements for New Animal Drugs

• CVM Pilot Program: Risk-Based Tiered Approach to Demonstrate Residue Analytical Method Practicability

FSIS

Constituent Update

October 29, 2026

FDA

New CORE Executive Incident Summary Abstract: Cyclospora/Not Identified/2026 (ref #1384)

Active Investigations: A new outbreak of Salmonella Javiana (ref #1424) was added to the table on 10/28.

FSIS

Notice 43-26: Instructions For Routine Food Contact Surface And Non-Food Contact Surface Sample Collection In Establishments Producing Post-Lethality Exposed Ready-To-Eat Products