Federal Register Update — August 9-10, 2023
August 9, 2023
Environmental Protection Agency
Rules
Pesticide Tolerance; Exemptions, Petitions, Revocations, etc.: (2S)-5-Oxopyrrolidine-2-carboxylic Acid (L-PCA)
Filed on: 08/09/2023 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/10/2023
FR Document: 2023-17135 PDF 11 Pages (122 KB) Permalink
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Color Additive Certification
Filed on: 08/09/2023 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/10/2023
FR Document: 2023-17173 PDF 7 Pages (109 KB) Permalink
Food Labeling Requirements
Filed on: 08/09/2023 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/10/2023
FR Document: 2023-17145 PDF 8 Pages (116 KB) Permalink
Voluntary Qualified Importer Program
Filed on: 08/09/2023 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/10/2023
FR Document: 2023-17150 PDF 4 Pages (97.4 KB) Permalink
Notices
International Standard-Setting Activities
Filed on: 08/09/2023 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/10/2023
FR Document: 2023-17128 PDF 38 Pages (195 KB) Permalink
FDA
FDA Roundup: August 8, 2023
FDA Completes Final Administrative Actions on Partially Hydrogenated Oils in Foods
Recalls
| Date | Brand | Description | Product Type | Recall Reason | Company | ||||||
| 08/08/2023 | Zespri | Organic green kiwifruit | Food & Beverages, Foodborne Illness, Fruit/Fruit Product | Possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination | David Oppenheimer and Company I LLC | ||||||
| 08/08/2023 | Bickel’s Snack Foods, Inc. | Butter Flavored Popcorn | Food & Beverages | Undeclared milk | Bickel’s Snack Foods, Inc. |
Warning letters
| Posted Date | Issue Date | Company | Issuing Office | Subject | |||||
| 08/08/2023 | 07/21/2023 | STC India Private Limited | Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) | CGMP/Food/Prepared, Packed or Held Under Insanitary Conditions/Adulterated |
APHIS
USDA Reminds Stakeholders August 9, 2023, is the last day to Submit PPA-7721 Suggestions
AMS
AMS Solicits Nominations for USDA Grain Inspection Advisory Committee
@ConsumerReports
- What are you watching on Netflix? Add “Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food” to your queue stat and see @brianronholm, CR’s director of food policy, share unsavory facts about our food safety system’s flaws and why we’re fighting for change. Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food: Everything You Need to Know About the Netflix Documentary – Netflix Tudum
@SecVilsack
- .@POTUS is committed to safeguarding America’s natural treasures for years to come. I applaud the @WhiteHouse‘s actions to conserve nearly 1 million acres of the greater Grand Canyon landscape sacred to our Tribal Nations and Indigenous Peoples. FACT SHEET: President Biden Designates Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument | The White House
August 10, 2023
Federal Register
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Proposed Rules
User Fees for Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection Services
Filed on: 08/10/2023 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/11/2023
FR Document: 2023-17045 PDF 101 Pages (418 KB) Permalink
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Importation of Animals and Animal Products
Filed on: 08/10/2023 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/11/2023
FR Document: 2023-17199 PDF 4 Pages (107 KB) Permalink
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for Human Food and Cosmetics Manufactured from, Processed with, or Otherwise Containing Material from Cattle
Filed on: 08/10/2023 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/11/2023
FR Document: 2023-17273 PDF 8 Pages (112 KB) Permalink
FDA
NACMCF To Hold Public Meeting on Cyclospora Report and Cronobacter work
Recalls
| Date | Brand | Description | Product Type | Recall Reason | Company | ||||||
| 08/09/2023 | Soft serve on the go | Soft serve ice cream and sorbet cups | Food & Beverages, Foodborne Illness | Possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination | Real Kosher Ice Cream |
FSIS
APHIS
APHIS Adds Lake and Whitley Counties, Indiana to the Spongy Moth (Lymantria dispar) Quarantine Area
FNS
@ConsumerReports
- Do you enjoy popcorn? Our Editor’s Pick for the best bagged popcorn was the only option we tried that wasn’t enhanced with a flavor additive of some kind Best Bagged Popcorn – Consumer Reports
- #Recall Alert: One-pound packages of Zespri organic green kiwifruit have been recalled by distributor David Oppenheimer and Company (Oppy) because the fruit may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Here’s what you should know: Zespri Packaged Organic Kiwifruit Recalled for Listeria Risk – Consumer Reports
@SecVilsack
- As the two largest cattle producing nations in the world, the U.S. and Brazil have a joint responsibility for protecting cattle health. I wrote to Brazil’s Ag Minister, Carlos Fávaro, to express my concerns about the timeliness of Brazil’s animal disease testing and reporting.
@FDA_ORA
- #DYK the FDA has materials for retail food establishments to help employees understand their important roles in protecting #PublicHealth? ➡️Retail Food Protection Industry Educational Posters & Videos Retail Food Protection Industry Educational Materials | FDA
@FDAfood
- ‘@US_FDA is issuing a direct final rule to complete administrative actions that reflect the agency’s June 2015 final determination that the use of partially hydrogenated oils #PHOs in foods is no longer Generally Recognized as Safe #GRAS. FDA Completes Final Administrative Actions on Partially Hydrogenated Oils in Foods | FDA