Federal Register Update — September 25-26, 2023

September 25, 2023

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Notices

Imports: Fresh Baby Kiwi Fruit from France

Filed on: 09/25/2023 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/26/2023

FR Document: 2023-20873  PDF 4 Pages (110 KB)  Permalink

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Proposed Rules

Safety Standard: Nursing Pillows

Filed on: 09/25/2023 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/26/2023

FR Document: 2023-20156  PDF 56 Pages (970 KB)  Permalink

Food and Drug Administration

Rules

Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods

Filed on: 09/25/2023 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/26/2023

FR Document: 2023-20746  PDF 4 Pages (70.4 KB)  Permalink

Notices

Guidance: Defining Durations of Use for Approved Medically Important Antimicrobial Drugs Fed to Food-Producing Animals

Filed on: 09/25/2023 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/26/2023

FR Document: 2023-20920  PDF 6 Pages (108 KB)  Permalink

Food and Nutrition Service

Rules

Child Nutrition Programs:

Community Eligibility Provision – Increasing Options for Schools

                Filed on: 09/25/2023 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/26/2023

FR Document: 2023-20294  PDF 48 Pages (231 KB)  Permalink

FDA

FDA Roundup: September 22, 2023

Recalls

Date	Brand Name(s)	Product Description	Product Type	Recall Reason Description	Company Name
09/22/2023	Life Raft Treats	Ice Cream Products	Food & Beverages	Potential Foodborne Illness	Life Raft Treats
09/22/2023	PAISA	Sweet Corn Pancakes “Cachapas de Maiz”	Food & Beverages	Producto “Cachapas de Maiz Paisa”, en paquetes de 24 oz, contiene alergenos no declarados en la etiqueta: Trigo, Soya y Amarillo #5.	TAMA Corporation

FSIS

Constituent Update – September 22, 2023

Green Valley Foods Recalls Frozen Meat Pizza Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens

Beef Raised Without Antibiotics Exploratory Sampling Program

USDA

USDA Launches Program to Support Agricultural Employers and Farmworkers, Aiming to Increase Economic and Supply Chain Resilience as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

USDA Extends Application Deadline for Discrimination Financial Assistance Program to January 13

APHIS

USDA Hosts Third African Swine Fever Action Week October 2 – 6, 2023

Twitter

@frankyiannas

• I appreciate the California legislature’s desire to protect its citizens by banning certain food additives they believe are unsafe, via passage of Assembly Bill 418, which now awaits the Governor’s review. However, while this action is well-intended, if enacted, it does set a dangerous precedent on how food safety standards in our nation are best established. Frank Yiannas: Newsom should think carefully about food additive ban – Orange County Register (ocregister.com)

September 26, 2023

Federal Register

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Proposed Rules

Importation: Live Dogs for Resale From Regions Where African Swine Fever Exists or is Reasonably Believed to Exist

Filed on: 09/26/2023 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/27/2023

FR Document: 2023-20952  PDF 11 Pages (141 KB)  Permalink

Food and Drug Administration

Notices

Guidance: Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food

[Chapters 11 & 16 – Food Allergen Program and Acidified Food]

Filed on: 09/26/2023 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/27/2023

FR Document: 2023-20738  PDF 6 Pages (106 KB)  Permalink

Food Safety and Inspection Service

Notices

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

Egg Products Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point and Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures

Filed on: 09/26/2023 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/27/2023

FR Document: 2023-21053  PDF 8 Pages (125 KB)  Permalink

White House

Extreme House Republicans’ Chaos Is Marching America Toward a Shutdown That Would Jeopardize Vital Nutrition Assistance for Nearly 7 Million Vulnerable Moms and Young Children

FDA
CVM GFI #273 Defining Durations of Use for Approved Medically Important Antimicrobial Drugs Fed to Food-Producing Animals

Recalls

Date	Brand Name(s)	Product Description	Product Type	Recall Reason Description	Company Name
09/25/2023	Sunnyside Farms	Diced Organic Butternut Squash	Food & Beverages	Potential Escherichia coli O45 contamination	Safeway Fresh Foods

FSIS

Del Valle Import and Export, LLC, Recalls Ineligible Pork Chicharrones Product Imported From Honduras

CVM

FDA Releases Draft Guidance on Defining Durations of Use for Certain Medically Important Antimicrobial Drugs for Food Animals

APHIS

APHIS Replaces Erroneous Supporting Document in the AQI User Fee Proposed Rule

AMS

Pre-Solicitation Announcement for Purchase of Frozen Stir-Fry Vegetable Blend

USDA Extends Application Deadline for the Specialty Crop Multi-State Program

Twitter

@ConsumerReports

• #Recall Alert: Kraft Heinz is recalling packages of 24- and 72-count individually wrapped Kraft Singles American processed cheese slices—83,000 cases in all. Here’s what you should know: Kraft Singles American Cheese Recalled for Choking and Gagging Hazard – Consumer Reports

@FDAfood

• Today, @US_FDA announced two new chapters to “Draft Guidance for Industry: Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food.” This helps food facilities comply with the preventive controls for human food rule mandated by #FSMA.

@SecVilsack

• Today, I’ll be at the @WhiteHouse, underscoring the potential impact of a shutdown on critical nutrition programs and rural communities. Tune in here: 09/25/23: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre – YouTube