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Federal Register Update — September 1, 2023

September 4, 2023

Agricultural Marketing Service

Proposed Rules

Potato Research and Promotion Plan: Changes to Board Membership and Administrative Committee

Filed on: 09/01/2023 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/05/2023

FR Document: 2023-19003  PDF 15 Pages (139 KB)  Permalink

Agriculture Department

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

[Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Program and WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) Waivers]

Filed on: 09/01/2023 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/05/2023

FR Document: 2023-19102  PDF 3 Pages (88.9 KB)  Permalink

Environmental Protection Agency

Rules

Pesticide Tolerance; Exemptions, Petitions, Revocations, etc.:

Spinetoram

Filed on: 09/01/2023 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/05/2023

FR Document: 2023-19012  PDF 12 Pages (142 KB)  Permalink

FDA

FDA and Stop Foodborne Illness to Co-Host Webinar on Facing Food Safety Challenges

Recalls

DateBrandDescriptionProduct TypeRecall ReasonCompany
08/31/2023Weis QualityBrownie Moose Tracks Ice CreamFood & Beverages, Allergens, Ice Cream/Frozen DairyUndeclared eggWeis Markets Inc.

APHIS

APHIS Expands the Zeugodacus tau Fruit Fly Quarantine in the Stevenson Ranch Area, Los Angeles County, California

AMS

USDA Introduces Resources for Local and Regional Food System Leaders

Twitter

@FDAfood

  • @US_FDA along with @Stopfoodillness announce the 8th webinar in the ongoing series, Collaborating on Culture in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety, on September 13, 2023, from 12:00 – 1:00pm ET.

@USDAFoodSafety

  • FSIS held a small plant roundtable in Portland, Oregon on Aug. 30. Our senior leaders appreciated the ability to connect, offer transparency and answer questions from small and very small plants. Plant owners were given FSIS regulatory updates and support to aid them in their food safety mission.

@SecVilsack

  • Thanks in  part to @POTUS’ Inflation Reduction Act, @USDA_NRCS is making available  $65 million to advance natural resource conservation and combat climate  change through the Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program.
  • President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is building a clean energy economy,  creating jobs and building wealth in rural communities.

@FDAfood

  • Tomorrow kicks off National Food Education Safety Month #NFSEM. This September take an active role in preventing foodborne illness, aka food poisoning. Follow us and spread the word for ways you can help lower your chance of getting sick. https://fda.gov/food/consumers/food-safety-education-month

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The Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) is a regulatory organization that connects food and medical-products safety stakeholders and impacts the regulatory environment by shaping sound, science-based rules, law, regulations, and sharing best practices that protect public health.