Laws and Regulations Committee Update – October 13 – 15, 2021

October 13, 2021

Federal Register

Food and Drug Administration

Notices

Guidance: Voluntary Sodium Reduction Goals: Target Mean and Upper Bound Concentrations for Sodium in Commercially Processed, Packaged, and Prepared Foods

Filed on: 10/13/2021 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 10/14/2021

FR Document: 2021-22453  PDF 12 Pages (93.2 KB)  Permalink

White House

FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Efforts to Address Bottlenecks at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Moving Goods from Ship to Shelf

FDA

Recalls

DateBrand(s)Product DescriptionTypeReason for RecallCompany
10/12/2021Nutri SourcePure Vita Salmon Entrée Dog FoodAnimal & Veterinary, Pet FoodElevated Levels of Vitamin DTuffy’s Pet Foods, Inc.

CFSAN

Constituent Update: FDA Issues Sodium Reduction Final Guidance

USDA

USDA Celebrates National School Lunch Week, School Meal Program Resiliency throughout the Pandemic

APHIS

APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the importation of Corn Seed from South Africa

Twitter

@DrWoodcockFDA

  • [Referring to sodium reduction guidance:] As we face a growing epidemic of diet-related conditions like hypertension and cardiovascular disease, our work has become even more urgent. We’re hopeful that this critical step will become one of the most significant public health nutrition interventions in a generation.

@USDAFoodSafety

  • The comment period for the labeling of meat and poultry products derived from animal cells has been extended to Dec. 2. Your feedback is important as we develop our proposed regulation. For details on how to comment or submit information, please visit https://go.usa.gov/xMskx

@USDA_AMS

  • Application Period Opens for Pandemic Response & Safety Grant Program to Provide Relief to Small Producers, Processors, Distributors and Farmers Markets Impacted by COVID-19. http://ow.ly/PN2d50Gn7oA

October 14, 2021

Federal Register

Agricultural Marketing Service

Rules

Reapportionment of Membership: Tomatoes Grown in Florida

Filed on: 10/14/2021 at 8:45 am

Schedule Pub. Date: 10/15/2021

FR Document: 2021-22487  PDF 8 Pages (85 KB)  Permalink

[Note: Adjustment in Florida Tomato Committee representation after change in tomato marketing order last year.]

White House

Readout of Virtual Roundtable on Collective Efforts to Address Global Supply Chain Bottlenecks

Background Press Call on Global Transportation Supply Chain Bottlenecks

FSIS

Butterball, LLC Recalls Ground Turkey Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

[Note: Ground turkey products may have been contaminated with pieces of blue plastic.]

October 15, 2021

Federal Register

Food and Nutrition Service

Rules

CACFP Meal Pattern Revisions Related to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010; Technical Amendments

Filed on: 10/14/2021 at 11:15 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 10/18/2021

FR Document: 2021-22072  PDF 13 Pages (130 KB)  Permalink

[Note: School lunch program related]

Agricultural Marketing Service

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Farm and Food Workers Relief Grant Program

Filed on: 10/15/2021 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 10/18/2021

FR Document: 2021-22620  PDF 3 Pages (94.1 KB)  Permalink

[Note: USDA requests emergency approval from OMB for information collection to administer a grant program to help food and farm workers take precautions to protect workers against COVID 19.]

CFSAN

FDA Encourages Food and Agriculture Workers to Get Vaccinated Against Flu and COVID-19 

FSIS

Evans Food Group Recalls Pork Products Imported Without Benefit of Inspection

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