Laws and Regulations Committee Update – February 24 – 25, 2022

February 24, 2022

Federal Register

Environmental Protection Agency

Proposed Rules

Pesticide Petitions Filed:

Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities, January 2022

Filed on: 02/24/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/25/2022

FR Document: 2022-04019  PDF 5 Pages (118 KB)  Permalink

Food and Nutrition Service

Notices

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

School Breakfast Program

Filed on: 02/24/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/25/2022

FR Document: 2022-04143  PDF 4 Pages (92.9 KB)  Permalink

Food Safety and Inspection Service

Notices

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

Import of Undenatured Inedible Product and Samples for Laboratory Examination, Research, Evaluative Testing, or Trade Show Exhibition

Filed on: 02/24/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/25/2022

FR Document: 2022-04028  PDF 8 Pages (134 KB)  Permalink

Registration Requirements

Filed on: 02/24/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/25/2022

FR Document: 2022-04026  PDF 7 Pages (128 KB)  Permalink

APHIS

USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a Commercial Poultry Flock in Delaware

AMS

USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case Against Lanesboro Sales Commission Inc.

USDA Issues a Default Decision Against James B. Cristel and Dixie Harr, dba Edwardsville Livestock for Alleged Violations of the Packers and Stockyards Act

USDA Settles Packers and Stockyards Act Case Against Brian Gader, d.b.a. Gader Livestock Co.

Twitter

@usda_oce

  • The 98th @USDA #AgOutlook Forum has officially begun! Stay tuned today and tomorrow for live updates that include  @SecVilsack‘s keynote address and the Chief Economist’s trade outlook. You can still register — its free and virtual: https://bit.ly/USDAAOF

February 25, 2022

Federal Register

Agriculture Department

Rules

Production or Disclosure of Official Information in Legal Proceedings

Filed on: 02/25/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/28/2022

FR Document: 2022-03880  PDF 22 Pages (152 KB)  Permalink

Agricultural Marketing Service

Rules

National Organic Program:

National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (2022 Sunset)

Filed on: 02/25/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/28/2022

FR Document: 2022-03851  PDF 33 Pages (167 KB)  Permalink

Food Safety and Inspection Service

Notices

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

Poultry Finished Product Standards

Filed on: 02/25/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/28/2022

FR Document: 2022-04121  PDF 7 Pages (138 KB)  Permalink

Environmental Protection Agency

Rules

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

Chlorpyrifos

Filed on: 02/25/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/28/2022

FR Document: 2022-04139  PDF 171 Pages (529 KB)  Permalink

Fatty Acids, Esters with Ethoxylated Triethanolamine

Filed on: 02/25/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/28/2022

FR Document: 2022-04123  PDF 22 Pages (141 KB)  Permalink

Fluridone

Filed on: 02/25/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/28/2022

FR Document: 2022-03924  PDF 13 Pages (128 KB)  Permalink

White House

President Biden Announces Key Regional Appointments for USDA, EPA, and FEMA

The Biden-⁠Harris Plan to Revitalize American Manufacturing and Secure Critical Supply Chains in 2022

[Note: addresses agricultural supply chains]

FDA

Update on FDA’s Continuing Efforts to Understand and Reduce Exposure to PFAS from Foods

Recalls

DateBrandDescriptionProduct TypeRecall ReasonCompany
02/24/2022Snak YardDried Plums/ saladitosFood & Beveragespotential to be contaminated with leadAlli and Rose LLC

USDA

USDA Commits $215 Million to Enhance the American Food Supply Chain

USDA Announces Additional Farm Service Agency and Rural Development State Directors

APHIS

USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a Non-Commercial Backyard Flock (Non-Poultry) in Michigan

AMS

USDA Issues a Packers and Stockyards Complaint Against Halal Packing Inc.

USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case against Wheeler Livestock Auction Inc.

Twitter

@US_FDA

  • We issued new test results that are part of our work to better understand and reduce potential exposure to PFAS from foods and an update on the progress of the voluntary market phase-out of certain short-chain PFAS used in food packaging.

@USDA_ERS

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