Laws and Regulations Committee Update – July 13 – 14, 2022

July 13, 2022

Federal Register

Agriculture Department

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

Filed on:07/13/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/14/2022

FR Document: 2022-15028  PDF 4 Pages (91.1 KB)  Permalink

[Note: information collection concerning Food Supply Chain (FSC) Guaranteed loans]

Food and Nutrition Service

Notices

Food Distribution Program:

Value of Donated Foods from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023

Filed on: 07/13/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/14/2022

FR Document: 2022-14994  PDF 3 Pages (69.3 KB)  Permalink

FDA

FDA Warns Four Companies for Selling Tainted Honey-based Products with Hidden Active Drug Ingredients

FDA Releases a Public Registry of Recognized Accreditation Bodies under the Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods Program: Laboratories May Now Apply

Recalls

Date	Brand	Description	Product Type	Recall Reason	Company
07/12/2022	Tovala	Gochujang-Glazed Salmon and Pork Bowls	Food & Beverages	Undeclared peanuts	Tovala
07/12/2022	Enjoy Life	Baked snacks	Food & Beverages	Product may contain hard plastic pieces	Enjoy Life Natural Brands, LLC
07/12/2022	Beg & Barker, Billo’s Best Friend, and Green Coast Pets	Chicken dog treats	Animal & Veterinary	Salmonella	Stormberg Foods

FSIS

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ready-to-Eat Caesar Salad with Chicken Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens

USDA

USDA Makes It Easier for American Farmers to Grow Food, Ease Burdens for American Families

AMS

USDA Announces South Carolina State Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement

USDA Lifts PACA Reparation Sanctions on New Jersey Produce Business

USDA Lifts PACA Reparation Sanctions on Maryland Produce Business

Twitter

@SecVIlsack

• It was good to join our @USDAForeignAg team today for our first in-person Global Conference since 2019. Our FAS team and their work are key to our goals and priorities, particularly in creating new and better markets, and building back better towards a fairer food system.

@US_FDA

• We’ve issued warning letters to four companies for illegally selling honey-based products that may pose a significant health risk to consumers. FDA lab testing found that product samples contained active drug ingredients not listed on the product labels. https://fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-warns-four-companies-selling-tainted-honey-based-products-hidden-active-drug-ingredients

July 14, 2022

Federal Register

Environmental Protection Agency

Rules

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

Benoxacor

Filed on: 07/14/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/15/2022

FR Document: 2022-15018  PDF 17 Pages (135 KB) Permalink

Tribenuron Methyl

Filed on: 07/14/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/15/2022

FR Document: 2022-15019  PDF 23 Pages (145 KB) Permalink

Food and Drug Administration

Proposed Rules

Revocation of Methods of Analysis Regulation

Filed on: 07/14/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/15/2022

FR Document: 2022-15109  PDF 10 Pages (138 KB)  Permalink

White House

Background Press Call Previewing Day Two of the President’s Trip to the Middle East

[Note: discusses food security]

FDA

Recalls

Date	Brand	Description	Product Type	Recall Reason	Company
07/13/2022	Kingdom Honey	Royal Honey	Food & Beverages	Undeclared Sildenafil	Shopaax.com
07/13/2022	Big Olaf	Ice cream	Food & Beverages	Listeria monocytogenes	Big Olaf Creamery, LLC
07/13/2022	Belfonte	Chocolate to Die For Premium Ice Cream	Food & Beverages, Allergens, Ice Cream/Frozen Dairy	Undeclared peanuts	Belfonte Dairy

USDA

USDA Invests More Than $14M to Support Agricultural Workforce Training for Historically Underserved Communities to Bolster U.S. Meat and Poultry Sector Resilience

NTP

NTP Annual Report

Twitter

@SecVilsack

• Today’s investment is critical in supporting our higher education partners and increasing rural prosperity in underserved agricultural communities. By investing in education and development, we are helping the workforce of the future.
• One of my biggest priorities as Secretary is ensuring the agriculture workforce of the future is equipped to be successful and competitive. Today, @USDA is investing more than $14 million to support workforce training in historically underserved communities to do just that.

@FrankYiannasFDA

• Launching the Low- or No-Cost Tech-Enabled Traceability Challenge to encourage the development of traceability systems that are cost effective for food operations of all sizes.
• Continuing to explore the use of artificial intelligence, specifically machine learning, in a pilot designed to strengthen our ability to predict which shipments of imported seafood pose the greatest risk of violation.
• FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety is leveraging tech and other tools/approaches to create a safer & more digital, traceable food system. Our ultimate goal is clear. It’s to bend the curve of foodborne illness so that consumers can live better lives.
• Today is the second anniversary of the release of the New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint, which outlines our commitment to continuous modernization to address the ever-changing food system and potential challenges ahead.