Laws and Regulations Committee Update –May 26 – 27, 2022

May 26, 2022

Federal Register

Food and Drug Administration

Rules

Securing Updated and Necessary Statutory Evaluations Timely; Withdrawal

Filed on: 05/26/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/27/2022

FR Document: 2022-11477  PDF 133 Pages (389 KB)  Permalink

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Notices

Meetings:

Antimicrobial Resistance and One Health

Filed on: 05/26/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/27/2022

FR Document: 2022-11462  PDF 3 Pages (89.6 KB)  Permalink

Food and Nutrition Service

Notices

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

Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program

Filed on: 05/26/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/27/2022

FR Document: 2022-11479  PDF 8 Pages (111 KB)  Permalink

White House

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by First Lady Jill Biden at Operation Fly Formula Event

FDA

Recalls

Date	Brand	Description	Product Type	Recall Reason	Company
05/25/2022	Multiple brand names	Fresh cut fruit and vegetable products	Food & Beverages	Salmonella	Del Monte
05/25/2022	Red Button Vintage Creamery	Canadian Vanilla Ice Cream	Food & Beverages, Allergens, Ice Cream/Frozen Dairy	Undeclared almonds	Casper’s Ice Cream
05/25/2022	No brand name	Yellow Flesh Peaches	Food & Beverages, Foodborne Illness, Fruit/Fruit Product	Listeria monocytogenes	Brookshire Grocery Company
05/25/2022	Walmart and Fudgeamentals	Fudge	Food & Beverages, Foodborne Illness, Peanut Butter	Salmonella	Fudgeamentals

FSIS

Seven-Digit Export Stamp, Enhanced Digital Signature, Plain Paper Printing, and Statements Module for Use With the Export Module of the Public Health Information System – Phase Six

OMB

AGENCY: USDA-FNS	RIN: 0584-AE75	Status: Pending Review
TITLE:Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Requirement for Interstate Data Matching
STAGE: Interim Final Rule	ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
** RECEIVED DATE: 05/25/2022	LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory

AGENCY: HHS-FDA	RIN: 0910-AI49	Status: Pending Review
TITLE: Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption
STAGE: Proposed Rule	ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
** RECEIVED DATE: 05/25/2022	LEGAL DEADLINE: None

AGENCY: USDA-AMS	RIN: 0581-AE03	Status: Concluded
TITLE: Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting and Tournaments
STAGE: Proposed Rule	ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED DATE: 02/10/2022	LEGAL DEADLINE: None
** COMPLETED: 05/25/2022	COMPLETED ACTION: Consistent with Change

AGENCY: USDA-AMS	RIN: 0581-AE18	Status: Concluded
TITLE: Poultry Growing Tournament Systems: Fairness and Related Concerns
STAGE: Prerule	ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED DATE: 05/19/2022	LEGAL DEADLINE: None
** COMPLETED: 05/25/2022	COMPLETED ACTION: Consistent with Change

AGENCY: HHS-FDA	RIN: 0910-AI62	Status: Concluded
TITLE: Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption; Extension of Compliance Dates for Subpart E
STAGE: Proposed Rule	ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED DATE: 11/30/2021	LEGAL DEADLINE: None
REVIEW EXTENDED
** COMPLETED: 05/25/2022	COMPLETED ACTION: Withdrawn

HHS

USDA Offers Funding Flexibility to Help States, WIC Families Amid Infant Formula Shortages

Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Strengthen Food Supply Chains, Level the Playing Field for Growers, and Lower Prices for American Consumers

AMS

USDA Targets Transparency and Competition in Suite of Actions to Promote Fair and Competitive Markets for Livestock and Poultry

May 27, 2022

Federal Register

Agricultural Marketing Service

Proposed Rules

Continuance Referendum:

Honey Packers and Importers Research, Promotion, Consumer Education, and Industry Information Order

Filed on: 05/27/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/31/2022

FR Document: 2022-11294  PDF 4 Pages (89.2 KB)  Permalink

White House

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, May 26, 2022

[Note: discusses USDA actions to strengthen food supply chains]

FDA

FDA Flexibilities, Collaboration to Yield Millions of Bottles of Specialized Medical Infant Formula in Coming Months to Increase U.S. Supply

CVM Update: FDA Warns Four Companies for Illegally Selling CBD Products Intended for Use in Food-Producing Animals

Recalls

Date	Brand	Description	Product Type	Recall Reason	Company
05/27/2022	Multiple brand names	Snack Packs and Sandwiches	Food & Beverages, Foodborne Illness, Peanut Butter	Salmonella	A G Specialty Foods
05/26/2022	Jack & Olive and Created Fresh!	Egg and Cheese Curds snack and power boxes	Food & Beverages, Foodborne Illness, Peanut Butter	Salmonella	Bix Produce Company
05/26/2022	Euphoria Chocolate	Chocolate candy	Food & Beverages, Foodborne Illness, Peanut Butter	Salmonella	Euphoria Chocolate Company

Warning Letters

Posted Date	Issue Date	Company	Issuing Office	Subject
05/26/2022	05/26/2022	Hope Botanicals, LLC	Center for Veterinary Medicine	Unapproved New Drugs/Misbranded/Cannabidiol (CBD) Products
05/26/2022	05/26/2022	Plantacea, LLC dba Kahm	Center for Veterinary Medicine	Unapproved New Drugs/Misbranded/Cannabidiol (CBD) Products
05/26/2022	05/26/2022	Haniel Concepts, Inc. DBA Free State Oils, LLC	Center for Veterinary Medicine	Unapproved New Drugs/Misbranded/Cannabidiol (CBD) Products

APHIS

USDA Announces Plans for Eradicating Asian Longhorned Beetle in Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, and South Carolina