Federal Register Update — July 29-30, 2024
July 29, 2024
FDA
July 26, 2024 – FDA Roundup: July 26, 2024
FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use Optimized Plant Mediated Solutions (OPMS) Black Liquid Kratom
FDA Releases Summary Report on Fresh Herbs Sampling Assignment
Recalls
| Date | Brand Name | Product Description | Product Type | Recall Reason Description | Company Name |
| 07/26/2024 | Snowfruit | Variety of vegetables and pepper mixes | Food & Beverages, Foodborne Illness | Potential Foodborne Illness – Listeria monocytogenes | JFE Franchising, Inc. |
| 07/26/2024 | ALB Flavor | Ground Cinnamon Powder | Food & Beverages, Contaminants | Potential Metal Contaminant – Lead | ALB-USA ENTERPRISES |
| 07/26/2024 | Freshire Farms | Jalapenos, Green Peppers, Green Beans | Food & Beverages, Foodborne Illness, Produce | Potential Foodborne Illness – Listeria monocytogenes | ALDI |
| 07/26/2024 | Supreme Produce | Vegetable products | Food & Beverages, Foodborne Illness, Produce | Potential Foodborne Illness – Listeria monocytogenes | Supreme Service Solutions LLC |
FSIS
Constituent Update – July 26, 2024
OMB
| AGENCY: USDA-FSIS | RIN: 0583-AD96 | Status: Concluded |
| TITLE:Salmonella Framework | Section 3(f)(1) Significant: No | |
| STAGE: Proposed Rule | Economically Significant: No | |
| RECEIVED DATE: 11/08/2023 | LEGAL DEADLINE: None | |
| REVIEW EXTENDED | ||
| ** COMPLETED: 07/26/2024 | COMPLETED ACTION: Consistent with Change | |
Marler Blog
Marler Clark calls on Boar’s Head to pay medical bills and lost wages of Listeria victims
More Lead in Cinnamon revealed
What? Big Recalls due to Listeria on a Friday Night.
@frankyiannas
- Harris Poll survey finds that Gen Z consumers far less likely to have heard about food recalls than rest of the population. Further evidence that we need to modernize our food recall execution, notification, & communication methods.
@FDA_ORA
- FDA Special Agents: Operation Ancord VII: Collaboration Yields Significant Seizures of Illicit Medicines [and food] https://fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/operation-ancord-vii-collaboration-yields-significant-seizures-illicit-medicines
@FDArecalls
- Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese Recalls St. Jerome Cheese Lot: 231129 Because of Possible Health Risk https://fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/kennys-farmhouse-cheese-recalls-st-jerome-cheese-lot-231129-because-possible-health-risk
July 30, 2024
Federal Register
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Proposed Rules
Banned Hazardous Substances:
Aerosol Duster Products Containing More than 18 mg in Any Combination of HFC-152a and/or HFC-134a
Filed on: 07/30/2024 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/31/2024
FR Document: 2024-16716 PDF 52 Pages (645 KB) Permalink
Environmental Protection Agency
Rules
Pesticide Tolerance; Exemptions, Petitions, Revocations, etc.:
Pendimethalin
Filed on: 07/30/2024 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/31/2024
FR Document: 2024-16544 PDF 12 Pages (136 KB) Permalink
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Food Safety and Nutrition Survey
Filed on: 07/30/2024 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/31/2024
FR Document: 2024-16832 PDF 6 Pages (107 KB) Permalink
Food Safety Modernization Act Domestic and Foreign Facility Reinspection, Recall, and Importer Reinspection Fee Rates for Fiscal Year 2025
Filed on: 07/30/2024 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/31/2024
FR Document: 2024-16877 PDF 10 Pages (113 KB) Permalink
Food Safety Modernization Act Third-Party Certification Program User Fee Rate for Fiscal Year 2025
Filed on: 07/30/2024 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/31/2024
FR Document: 2024-16880 PDF 12 Pages (122 KB) Permalink
Food Safety Modernization Act Voluntary Qualified Importer Program User Fee Rate for Fiscal Year 2025
Filed on: 07/30/2024 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/31/2024
FR Document: 2024-16891 PDF 10 Pages (117 KB) Permalink
FDA
Recalls
| Date | Brand Name | Product Description | Product Type | Recall Reason Description | Company Name |
| 07/29/2024 | Spice Class | Ground Cinnamon | Food & Beverages, Contaminants, Spices, Flavors & Salts | Potential Metal Contaminant – Lead | American Spices, LLC |
| 07/29/2024 | Shahzada | Cinnamon Powder | Food & Beverages, Contaminants, Spices, Flavors & Salts | Potential Metal Contaminant – Lead | Advance Food International, Inc. |
FSIS
USDA Proposes New Policy to Reduce Salmonella in Raw Poultry Products
APHIS
USDA Continues Field Assessment of Oral Rabies Vaccine for Raccoons and other Wildlife
USDA APHIS Asks for Help Looking for Asian Longhorned Beetle by Checking Trees
AMS
USDA Introduces Resources on Urban Agriculture for Farmers, Non-profits, and Planners
CPSC
GAO
Tribal Food Security: Opportunities Exist to Address Challenges in Federal Nutrition Programs
CSPI
USDA proposes new Salmonella rule to make poultry safer
Marler Blog
Getting Salmonella out of Chicken has been a long process and we still have miles to travel
More Lead in Cinnamon prompts more recalls
@ConsumerReports
- #Recall: Boar’s Head has recalled several sliced deli meats after a sample tested positive for listeria. CR advises older adults, very young children, and those who are pregnant or immunocompromised to avoid all sliced deli meats for now. https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-recalls/boars-head-recalls-ham-salami-liverwurst-and-other-deli-meat-a7952858723/?EXTKEY=YSOCIAL_TW
@USDA
- USDA’s framework to support smaller, more diverse food and agriculture businesses, gives rural Americans the opportunity to succeed in the communities they love. Learn more about [@SecVilsack]@SecVilsack’s vision for a thriving agriculture system https://usda.gov/framework