Laws and Regulations Committee Update – December 20 -23, 2021
December 20, 2021
Federal Register
Agricultural Marketing Service
Rules
Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin; Changes to Reporting Requirements
Filed on: 12/20/2021 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/21/2021
FR Document: 2021-27579 PDF 12 Pages (122 KB) Permalink
Notices
Determination for Conducting a Continuance Referendum Regarding Amendments to the Cotton Research and Promotion Act
Filed on: 12/20/2021 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/21/2021
FR Document:2021-27577 PDF 4 Pages (91.1 KB) Permalink
Notices
Meetings: National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board, Specialty Crop Committee
Filed on: 12/20/2021 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/21/2021
FR Document: 2021-27634 PDF 3 Pages (87.6 KB) Permalink
[Note: Meeting scheduled January 19-20]
Environmental Protection Agency
Rules
Pesticide Tolerance; Exemptions, Petitions, Revocations, etc.: Spinetoram
Filed on: 12/20/2021 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/21/2021
FR Document: 2021-27551 PDF 13 Pages (126 KB) Permalink
FDA
FDA Grants Citizen Petition on Acacia (Gum Arabic) as a Dietary Fiber
Recalls
| Date | Brand | Description | Product Type | Recall Reason | Company |
| 12/18/2021 | Bosket Bread | Bread products | Food & Beverages | Undeclared soy, wheat, milk, sesame, or egg. | Bosket Bread Company |
FSIS
Constituent Update – December 17, 2021
[Items of interest: FSIS updates laboratory method for canned meat and poultry products; FSIS posts after-action review for E. coli O103 outbreak linked to ground beef; FSIS to post individual category status and aggregate results for poultry carcasses, chicken parts, and comminuted poultry tested for salmonella today (December 20).]
USDA
USDA Distributes $1.5 Billion to Strengthen School Meal Program
APHIS
APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the Importation of Blackberry and Raspberry (Rubus allegheniensis, R. urinus, R. ulmifolius, R. glaucus, and R. idaeus) from Chile
APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the Importation of Potato Mini Tubers from the United Kingdom into the United States and Territories
December 21, 2021
Federal Register
Agricultural Marketing Service
Rules
Lamb Promotion, Research, and Information Order: Activity Changes
Filed on: 12/21/2021 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/22/2021
FR Document:2021-27467 PDF 29 Pages (257 KB) Permalink
FDA
Recalls
| Date | Brand | Description | Product Type | Recall Reason | Company |
| 12/20/2021 | Nature’s Own | Honey Wheat Bread (Single and 2 Pack) | Food & Beverages | Undeclared Milk | Flowers Foods, Inc. |
FSIS
USDA Seeks Nominations for Membership on Food Safety Advisory Committee
@DrWoodcockFDA
- Public health and consumer protection–modernizing the agency–emergency preparedness and response: these will be our main guideposts as we move into 2022. Our focus is, and will always be, on the well-being of patients and consumers. Fulfilling Essential Public Health Needs in 2022 | FDA
December 22, 2021
Federal Register
Agricultural Marketing Service
Rules
Blueberry Promotion, Research and Information Order:
Change in Membership, Nomination Procedures, and Term of Office
Filed on: 12/22/2021 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/23/2021
FR Document: 2021-27572 PDF 17 Pages (124 KB) Permalink
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Filed on: 12/22/2021 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/23/2021
FR Document: 2021-27895 PDF 4 Pages (86.5 KB) Permalink
[Note: Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG]
Environmental Protection Agency
Rules
Pesticide Tolerances:
Bicyclopyrone
Filed on: 12/22/2021 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/23/2021
FR Document: 2021-27602 PDF 18 Pages (142 KB) Permalink
Notices
Permits; Applications, Issuances, etc.:
Pesticide Experimental Use
Filed on: 12/22/2021 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/23/2021
FR Document: 2021-27902 PDF 4 Pages (102 KB) Permalink
Pesticide Product Registration:
Receipt of Applications for New Uses – December 2021
Filed on: 12/22/2021 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/23/2021
FR Document: 2021-27501 PDF 5 Pages (101 KB) Permalink
FDA
Recalls
| Date | Brand | Product Description | Type | Reason for Recall |
| 12/21/2021 | Fresh Express, Bowl and Basket, Giant Eagle, Marketside and Others | Multiple Fresh Salad Products | Food & Beverages | Possible Listeria monocytogenes. |
| 12/21/2021 | Dream Pops | Dream Pops Bites | Food & Beverages | May Contain Undeclared Milk |
| 12/21/2021 | HAIFA SMOKED FISH | TURBOT COLD SMOKED | Food & Beverages | Potential for Listeria monocytogenes |
Warning Letters
| Posted Date | Issue Date | Company | Issuing Office | Subject |
| 12/21/2021 | 11/22/2021 | Sarita’s Tortilla Factory, Inc | Office of Human and Animal Food Operations West Division 3 | CGMP/Food/Prepared, Packed or Held Under Insanitary Conditions/Adulterated |
| 12/21/2021 | 12/13/2021 | The Famous Lartigue Seafood | Office of Human and Animal Food Operations-East 5 | Seafood HACCP/CGMP for Foods/Adulterated/Insanitary Conditions |
| 12/21/2021 | 12/09/2021 | Wholly Liquid Nutritional Supplements LLC | Office of Human and Animal Food Operations East – Division 1 | New Drug/Misbranded |
| 12/21/2021 | 11/08/2021 | Banner Smoked Fish Inc. | Office of Human and Animal Food Operations East – Division 1 | Seafood HACCP/CGMP for Foods/Adulterated/Insanitary Conditions |
@US_FDA
- FDA and @CDCgov, in collaboration with state and local partners, are investigating a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to Fresh Express packaged salad. https://fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-brief-fda-announces-outbreak-investigation-listeria-monocytogenes-found-fresh-express-packaged
- Ten people infected with the outbreak strain have been reported from eight states. A sample of Fresh Express prepackaged romaine and sweet butter lettuce was collected by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development as part of their routine sampling efforts.
- We recommend anyone who received recalled products use extra vigilance in cleaning and sanitizing surfaces and containers that may have come in contact with these products. Listeria can survive in refrigerated temperatures and can easily spread to other foods and surfaces.
December 23, 2021
Federal Register
Agricultural Marketing Service
Notices
Meetings: Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee
Filed on: 12/23/2021 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/27/2021
FR Document:2021-28008 PDF 3 Pages (86.7 KB) Permalink
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Cooperative State-Federal Brucellosis Eradication Program
Filed on: 12/23/2021 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/27/2021
FR Document:2021-28018 PDF 6 Pages (105 KB) Permalink
Classify Canada as Level I for Bovine Tuberculosis and Brucellosis
Filed on: 12/23/2021 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/27/2021
FR Document:2021-28057 PDF6 Pages (117 KB) Permalink
Pest Risk Analysis: Importation of Pummelo from Vietnam Into the United States
Filed on: 12/23/2021 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/27/2021
FR Document: 2021-27928 PDF 3 Pages (76.3 KB) Permalink
Notices
Guidance: Compliance Policy Guide, Scombrotoxin (Histamine)-forming Fish and Fishery Products–Decomposition and Histamine
Filed on: 12/23/2021 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/27/2021
FR Document:2021-28053 PDF 5 Pages (102 KB) Permalink
White House
Readout of President Biden’s Supply Chain Convening
Remarks by President Biden in Meeting with the Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force
FDA
FDA Updates Guidances that Explain Certain Exemptions from FSMA
Virtual Public Meeting: Proposed Changes to Agricultural Water Requirements in the Produce Safety Rule, February 14, 2022; February 25, 2022
Guidance
Seafood HACCP and the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
Juice HACCP and the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
Recalls
| Date | Brand | Description | Product Type | Recall Reason | Company |
| 12/22/2021 | Local Fixe LLC | Lasagna, Noodles, Rolls, Pie Dough, Fettucine, and Tortillas | Food & Beverages | Undeclared Wheat | Local Fixe LLC |
| 12/22/2021 | Joy’s Gourmet | Bloody Mary Mix | Food & Beverages | Contains Undeclared Soy & Fish. | Joy’s International Foods |
| 12/22/2021 | Dole, Ahold, Kroger, Lidl, and Others | Salads | Food & Beverages, Foodborne Illness, Produce | Potential for Listeria monocytogenes | Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. |
GRAS Notices
| GRN No. | Substance | Date of Closure | FDA’s Letter |
| 1001 | Myoglobin preparation from a strain of Pichia pastoris expressing the myoglobin gene from Bos taurus | Dec 3, 2021 | FDA has no questions (in PDF) (375 kB) |
AMS
USDA Issues Final Rule on the Lamb Promotion, Research, and Information Order
APHIS
APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the Importation of Sweet Granadilla Fruit from Peru
@US_FDA
- This is the second Listeria outbreak linked to packaged salads that the FDA and CDC are currently investigating. On Dec. 21, we announced a separate outbreak investigation linked to Fresh Express packaged salad. https://fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-brief-fda-announces-outbreak-investigation-listeria-monocytogenes-found-fresh-express-packaged
- Dole has voluntarily recalled packaged salads produced at two of their facilities and consumers are being advised not to eat, sell or serve any of the recalled products. Find a full list of recalled products and brands here:
- FDA and @CDCgov, in collaboration with state and local partners, is investigating a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections potentially linked to Dole packaged salad. https://fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-brief-fda-announces-outbreak-investigation-listeria-monocytogenes-found-dole-packaged-salad
@FDAFood
- Save the date! @US_FDA will be holding public meetings to discuss the recently released proposed rule “Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption Relating to Agricultural Water.” #FSMA
- UPDATE: @US_FDA provided China’s GACC lists of U.S. establishments that want to be recommended via FDA’s #ELM for registration in #China. We request GACC registration occurs without delay so exports can continue after January 1, 2022. http://go.usa.gov/xewr3
@SecVilsack
- Joined @POTUS and industry leaders this morning to discuss the supply chain challenges faced by farmers – in particular the availability of containers for ag exporters and producers. Looking forward to continuing to work with the Supply Chain Task Force to address these issues.