Federal Register Update – September 7 – 9, 2022

September 7, 2022

Federal Register

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Notices

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

Importation of Pork-Filled Pasta Products

Filed on: 09/07/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/08/2022

FR Document: 2022-19408  PDF 5 Pages (99.9 KB)  Permalink

FDA

FDA Roundup: September 6, 2022

FSIS

Magnolia Provision Company, Inc., Recalls Beef Jerky Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

APHIS

USDA Publishes Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on New Framework for Livestock Disease Indemnity Valuation

AMS

USDA Takes Steps to Support Food Sovereignty with the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians

FNS

White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health – It is almost here!

Twitter

@DrCaliff_FDA

  • Access to infant formula continues to improve. We continue to closely track production, availability, and access to specialty formulas. As we have done from the beginning, we continue to work closely with healthcare professionals and industry to monitor this evolving situation.

@FDAfood

  • ALERT: @US_FDA has determined that Mother’s Touch Formula is not manufactured in compliance with the FDA’s infant formula regulations. The FDA advises parents and caregivers not to buy or give Mother’s Touch Formula to infants under their care.
  • The product is being marketed as an infant formula without the required pre-market notification to the FDA, and it does not meet infant formula nutrient requirements for seven nutrients.

@SecVilsack

  • Consistent access to healthy, affordable food is essential to ensuring optimal health and well-being for Americans across the country. @USDA is committed to providing Americans access to nutritious options that allow them to lead the lives they love.
  • The success of American agriculture hinges on innovation and the development of new markets, both at home and abroad. @USDA is working to create more and better markets and new supply chains for producers and consumers alike.

September 8, 2022

Federal Register

Agricultural Marketing Service

Proposed Rules

Poultry Growing Tournament Systems:

Fairness and Related Concerns

Filed on: 09/08/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/09/2022

FR Document: 2022-19533 PDF 2 Pages (94.6 KB)  Permalink

Agriculture Department

Notices

Fiscal Year:

2022 Raw Cane Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota Extension of the Entry Period

Filed on: 09/08/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/09/2022

FR Document: 2022-19499  PDF 2 Pages (86.9 KB)  Permalink

OMB

AGENCY: USDA-FNSRIN: 0584-AE75Status: Concluded
TITLE:Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Requirement for Interstate Data Matching
STAGE: Interim Final RuleECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED DATE: 05/25/2022LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory  
** COMPLETED: 09/07/2022COMPLETED ACTION: Consistent with Change
AGENCY: HHS-FDARIN: 0910-ZB29Status: Concluded
TITLE:Computer Software Assurance for Production and Quality System Software; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability
STAGE: NoticeECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED DATE: 09/06/2022LEGAL DEADLINE: None  
** COMPLETED: 09/07/2022COMPLETED ACTION: Consistent without Change

FSIS

Sunset Farm Foods Inc., Recalls Sausage Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

USDA

USDA Announces $400 Million in Funding Available to Create USDA Regional Food Business Centers

APHIS

APHIS Issues First Regulatory Status Review Response: Norfolk Plant Sciences’ Purple Tomato

USDA Announces Updated Dashboard with Data on SARS-COV-2 Variants Detected in Animals

AMS

USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Minnesota

USDA Announces $400 Million in Funding Available to Create USDA Regional Food Business Centers

FNS

Nutritionists: The Link to Nutrition Security

Twitter

@SecVilsack

  • As I outlined in my Food Systems Transformation speech in June, the food system of the future needs to be fair, competitive, and resilient. We’re working to create a level playing field for small and medium producers and a more equitable economy for those in food and agriculture.
  • Today, @USDA is announcing almost $400M in essential food systems coordination, technical assistance, and capacity building services through new Regional Food Business Centers. The centers are the cornerstone in our development of regional supply chains.

September 9, 2022

Federal Register

Agriculture Department

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

Filed on: 09/09/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/12/2022

FR Document: 2022-19543  PDF 3 Pages (89.7 KB)  Permalink

[Note: concerns the interstate movement of plant pests, noxious weeds, soil, prohibited articles, and regulated garbage]

FDA

FDA Announces Targeted Sampling, Additional Efforts to Enhance the Safety of Leafy Greens 

USDA

Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on 2022 Public Charge Final Rule

AMS

USDA Takes Steps to Support Food Sovereignty with the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes

FNS

USDA provides $10 million to American Samoa to increase nutrition benefits, strengthen local food supply chain

GAO

USDA Should Conduct More Rigorous Reviews of Payments to Producers

Twitter

@SecVilsack

  • Complimentary food systems allow farmers to have access to commercial and local markets. The ability to sell to local schools, hospitals, and grocery stores create relationships that provide opportunity for small businesses to take root again in rural places.
  • The Biden-Harris administration is using science to help guide its policies and decision making. To put it simply, we at @USDA could not do what we do without research. We understand innovation, change, and creative problem solving is going to help drive us all forward.