Laws and Regulations Committee Update – January 31 – February 1, 2022
January 31, 2022
Federal Register
Agricultural Marketing Service
Proposed Rules
National Organic Program: National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances per October 2020 and April 2021 National Organic Standards Board Recommendations (Handling, Crop)
Filed on: 01/31/2022 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/01/2022
FR Document: 2022-01915 PDF 17 Pages (150 KB) Permalink
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Analyzing Consumers’ Value of Product of USA Labeling Claims
Filed on: 01/31/2022 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/01/2022
FR Document: 2022-02042 PDF 12 Pages (171 KB) Permalink
Environmental Protection Agency
Notices
Application for Emergency Exemption:
Clothianidin
Filed on: 01/31/2022 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/01/2022
FR Document: 2022-01987 PDF 4 Pages (101 KB) Permalink
Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations and Amend Registrations to Terminate Certain Uses
Filed on: 01/31/2022 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/01/2022
FR Document: 2022-01989 PDF 10 Pages (119 KB) Permalink
FDA
FDA Roundup: January 28, 2022
[Note: Reminder to produce stakeholders about FDA’s enforcement discretion for the agricultural water compliance dates]
FSIS
Constituent Update – January 28, 2022
[Note: Items of interest: FSIS Posts Quarterly Sampling Data, including reports for Salmonella Serotype information; USDA launches Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan program, including loans for meat and poultry processors.]
USDA
February 1, 2022
Federal Register
Rules
Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods; Correction
Filed on: 02/01/2022 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/02/2022
FR Document: 2022-02046 PDF 2 Pages (57.3 KB) Permalink
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Notices
Charter Amendments, Establishments, Renewals and Terminations:
National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
Filed on: 02/01/2022 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/02/2022
FR Document: 2022-02139 PDF 5 Pages (103 KB) Permalink
Environmental Protection Agency
Rules
Pesticide Tolerance; Exemptions, Petitions, Revocations, etc.:
Alcohols, C10-16, Ethoxylated, Sulfates, Mono(hydroxyethyl)ammonium Salts
Filed on: 02/01/2022 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/02/2022
FR Document: 2022-01486 PDF 17 Pages (135 KB) Permalink
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strain LAS02
Filed on: 02/01/2022 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/02/2022
FR Document: 2022-02099 PDF 10 Pages (131 KB) Permalink
Notices
Pesticide Registration Review
Filed on: 02/01/2022 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/02/2022
FR Document: 2022-02109 PDF 6 Pages (104 KB) Permalink
Pesticide Registration Review:
Interim Decisions and Case Closures for Several Pesticides
Filed on: 02/01/2022 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/02/2022
FR Document: 2022-02110 PDF 4 Pages (99.9 KB) Permalink
FDA
FDA Releases List of Priority Guidance Topics for Foods Program
FASTER Act Video for Food Industry and Other Stakeholders
Recalls
| Date | Brand | Product Description | Type | Reason/Problem | Company |
| 01/31/2022 | Hard Dawn | Hard Dawn Rise and Shine capsules | Drugs | Undeclared Tadalafil | Esupplementsales, LLC |
| 01/31/2022 | Wish-Bone | Salad dressings | Food & Beverages | Undeclared egg | Conagra Brands, Inc. |
OMB
| AGENCY: USDA-FNS | RIN: 0584-AE81 | Status: Concluded |
| TITLE: Child Nutrition Programs: Temporary Standards for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium | ||
| STAGE: Final Rule | ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes | |
| RECEIVED DATE: 12/07/2021 | LEGAL DEADLINE: None | |
| ** COMPLETED: 01/31/2022 | COMPLETED ACTION: Consistent with Change |
@USDAFoodSafety
- In case you missed it – Public Health #Alert: FSIS has issued a Public Health Alert for ready-to-eat chicken salad products due to possible Listeria contamination. Learn more here -> https://bit.ly/3u9Wqt1
@FDAFood
- Today, @US_FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) and Office of Food Policy and Response (OFPR) released a list of draft and final guidance topics that are a priority for the FDA Foods Program to complete during the next 12 months.
- Public comments on the list of human food and cosmetic guidance topics, including suggestions for alternatives or recommendations on the topics the FDA is considering, can be submitted to http://regulations.gov, using Docket ID: FDA-2021-N-0553.
@USDA
- @SecVilsack announced plans to increase capacity at the @PortofOakland and improve service for shippers of U.S. grown agricultural commodities.