Federal Register Updates — May 30-31, 2023
May 30, 2023
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
[Sanitation SOP’s Pathogen Reduction/HACCP]
Filed on: 05/30/2023 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/31/2023
FR Document: 2023-11552 PDF 6 Pages (96.5 KB) Permalink
Environmental Protection Agency
Rules
Pesticides: Exemptions of Certain Plant-Incorporated Protectants Derived from Newer Technologies
Filed on: 05/30/2023 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/31/2023
FR Document: 2023-11477 PDF 78 Pages (257 KB) Permalink
FDA
How FDA’s New Approach to Reviewing Chemicals Added to Food Will Strengthen Food Safety
GRAS Notices
| GRN No. | Substance | Date of Closure | FDA Response |
| 1053 | 6′-sialyllactose sodium salt | May 12, 2023 | FDA Has No Questions (in PDF) (266 KB) |
| 1055 | Xylanase enzyme preparation produced by Bacillus licheniformis strain expressing the xylanase gene from Chryseobacterium | Apr 4, 2023 | FDA Has No Questions (in PDF) (265 KB) |
Recalls
| Date | Brand | Description | Product Type | Recall Reason | Company | ||||||
| 05/25/2023 | Wegmans | Penne Rigate Mozzarella Salad | Food & Beverages | Undeclared Allergen | A.S.K. Foods, Inc. |
FSIS
Constituent Update – May 26, 2023
APHIS
General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan Meeting
AMS
USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case with Derek W. Crites, dba DC Farms
USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case with Mark Colgan
@ConsumerReports
- Ultra-, or highly, processed foods are the ones to limit in your diet—but not every food in a can, bag, or box fits into that category How Processed Foods Can Be Part of a Healthy Diet – Consumer Reports
May 31, 2023
Federal Register
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Importation of Beef and Ovine Meat From Uruguay and Beef From Argentina and Brazil
Filed on: 05/31/2023 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/01/2023
FR Document: 2023-11711 PDF 4 Pages (116 KB) Permalink
List of Regions Affected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza:
Addition of Gabon, Guinea, and Moldova
Filed on: 05/31/2023 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/01/2023
FR Document: 2023-11575 PDF 4 Pages (106 KB) Permalink
Environmental Protection Agency
Notices
Pesticide Registration Review: Dimethyl Tetrachloroterephthalate; Draft Occupational and Residential Risk Assessment
Filed on: 05/31/2023 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/01/2023
FR Document: 2023-11664 PDF 5 Pages (103 KB) Permalink
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Notices
Guidance: Controlling Salmonella in Swine Slaughter and Pork Processing Establishments
Filed on : 05/31/2023 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/01/2023
FR Document: 2023-11677 PDF 26 Pages (167 KB) Permalink
FDA
Recalls
| Date | Brand | Description | Product Type | Recall Reason | Company | ||||||
| 05/30/2023 | Cricket Creek Farm | Sophelise Cheese and Tobasi Cheese | Food & Beverages, Foodborne Illness, Cheese/Cheese Product | Potential Contamination with Listeria monocytogenes | Cricket Creek Farm, LLC |
Warning letters
| Posted Date | Issue Date | Company | Issuing Office | Subject | |||||
| 05/30/2023 | 05/10/2023 | Rhodes Legacy Inc DBA Sun Sprouts | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations West II | CGMP/Food/Prepared, Packed or Held Under Insanitary Conditions/Adulterated |
AMS
USDA Seeks Information to Expand Kosher and Halal Food Options for Its Nutrition Assistance Programs
@US_FDA
- We also published the FDA Voices: “How FDA’s New Approach to Reviewing Chemicals Added to Food Will Strengthen Food Safety,” by FDA Commissioner @DrCaliff_FDA and @FDAfood Director @DrMayneFDAFood.
@SecVilsack
- Planting a garden may seem simple, but it can have significant impacts. At @USDA’s People’s Garden, we’re working to promote sustainable and healthy gardening in communities nationwide.
The USDA’s People’s Garden is a bounty of health and community – The Washington Post