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
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 Settles Packers and Stockyards Act Case Against Brian Gader, d.b.a. Gader Livestock Co.
@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
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
[Note: addresses agricultural supply chains]
FDA
Update on FDA’s Continuing Efforts to Understand and Reduce Exposure to PFAS from Foods
Recalls
Date | Brand | Description | Product Type | Recall Reason | Company |
02/24/2022 | Snak Yard | Dried Plums/ saladitos | Food & Beverages | potential to be contaminated with lead | Alli 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
AMS
USDA Issues a Packers and Stockyards Complaint Against Halal Packing Inc.
USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case against Wheeler Livestock Auction Inc.
@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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