Federal Register Update — March 1-2, 2023
March 1, 2023
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Specified Risk Materials
Filed on: 03/01/2023 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 03/02/2023
FR Document: 2023-04329 PDF 2 Pages (89.3 KB) Permalink
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey
Filed on: 03/01/2023 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 03/02/2023
FR Document: 2023-04337 PDF 4 Pages (103 KB) Permalink
Notices
Meetings: Codex Alimentarius Commission, Committee on Contaminants in Food
Filed on: 03/01/2023 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 03/02/2023
FR Document: 2023-04236 PDF 6 Pages (122 KB) Permalink
FDA
FDA Roundup: February 28, 2023
FDA Provides Update on Proposed Human Foods Program and Office of Regulatory Affairs Restructuring
FDA Withdraws Proposed Rule on General Principles for Food Standards Modernization
Dockets
- FDA-2023-C-0544. Filing of color additive petition, submitted by Innophos, Inc., proposing that the color additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of tricalcium phosphate in poultry (chicken thigh), icing, white chocolate candy melts, doughnut sugar, and sugar for coated candies.
Recalls
| Date | Brand | Description | Product Type | Recall Reason | Company |
| 02/28/2023 | No Brand name Listed on Package | Seasoned fisheries and seasoned vegetable products | Food & Beverages | Potential or Undeclared Allergen/ Crustacean Shellfish, Fish, Milk, Peanuts, Soybean, Tree Nuts, Wheat | Lemonland Food Corp |
| 02/28/2023 | Russell Stover | Sugar Free Peanut Butter Cups | Food & Beverages | Undeclared Pecan | Russell Stover Chocolates |
Warning Letters
| Posted Date | Issue Date | Company | Issuing Office | Subject |
| 02/28/2023 | 01/12/2023 | First Choice Importing Inc. | Division of Northeast Imports | Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
| 02/28/2023 | 12/12/2022 | RDM Express Inc. | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations West V | Seafood HACCP/CGMP for Foods/Adulterated/Insanitary Conditions |
| 02/28/2023 | 10/04/2022 | Rich River Produce, LLC | Division of Southwest Imports | Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
| 02/28/2023 | 02/03/2023 | Jackson Health & Wellness Clinic | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations East V | New Drug/Misbranded |
| 02/28/2023 | 01/04/2023 | Compass Logistics, LLC | Division of Southwest Imports | Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
| 02/28/2023 | 12/12/2022 | DELIIMPORTS, LLC | Division of Southwest Imports | Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
| 02/28/2023 | 01/05/2023 | Corporate Essentials LLC | Division of Northeast Imports | Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
| 02/28/2023 | 10/27/2022 | Titans Global Inc. | Division of West Coast Imports | Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
| 02/28/2023 | 01/19/2023 | M. Fierro & Sons, LLC | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations East II | CGMP/Food/Prepared, Packed or Held Under Insanitary Conditions/Adulterated |
| 02/28/2023 | 01/23/2023 | Zing Brothers LLC | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations West IV | CGMP/Dietary Supplement/Adulterated/Misbranded |
| 02/28/2023 | 01/03/2023 | Select Produce LLC | Division of Southwest Imports | Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
| 02/28/2023 | 12/29/2022 | Salazar & Sons Corp | Division of Southwest Imports | Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
| 02/28/2023 | 01/23/2023 | U-Can Food Trading, Inc. | Division of West Coast Imports | Seafood HACCP/CGMP for Foods/Adulterated/Insanitary Conditions |
USDA
USDA Receives Equity Commission Interim Recommendations
@US_FDA
- Today, FDA announced that it has begun a national search for a new Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods and is providing an update on the proposed restructuring of the agency’s Human Foods Program and Office of Regulatory Affairs. https://fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-provides-update-proposed-human-foods-program-and-office-regulatory-affairs-restructuring
- We’re withdrawing the 2005 proposed rule, Food Standards; General Principles & Food Standards Modernization, in response to comments received in 2005 after publication of the proposed rule & in 2020 after reopening the comment period for the proposed rule. https://fda.gov/food/cfsan-constituent-updates/fda-withdraws-proposed-rule-general-principles-food-standards-modernization
@USDAFoodSafety
- FSIS seeks nominations for membership on the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods. Candidates with the required expertise are welcome to apply by Mar. 15, 2023. https://federalregister.gov/documents/2023/02/06/2023-02395/national-advisory-committee-on-microbiological-criteria-for-foods-membership-nominations
@FDAfood
- In this episode of #FoodSafetyMatters, Dr. Susan Mayne, Director of @FDAfood, discusses the center’s work. Also, @SCI_Ferguson speaks about how food processors are preparing for the Food #Traceability Final Rule LISTEN: https://fal.cn/3wcfr
March 2, 2023
Federal Register
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Notices
Bovine Tuberculosis Status Evaluation of Eight Mexican Regions and Intent to Classify Those Regions for Bovine Tuberculosis
Filed on: 03/02/2023 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 03/03/2023
FR Document: 2023-04374 PDF 4 Pages (97.3 KB) Permalink
FDA
FDA Expands Country-Wide Import Alert for Enoki Mushrooms to China
Recalls
| Date | Brand | Description | Product Type | Recall Reason | Company |
| 03/01/2023 | Tapas | Cocktail Shrimp | Food & Beverages | Listeria monocytogenes | Lidl US |
AMS
USDA Seeks Nominees for the Hass Avocado Board
@SecVilsack
- Yesterday, the Equity Commission presented me with their recommendations to remove barriers to @USDA programs and services and create a more equitable Department. I am very grateful for their work, and to @DepSecBronaugh for her leadership on the commission.
- Today we’re announcing the first steps to provide financial assistance to farmers, ranchers or forest landowners who have experienced discrimination. These funds are another stepping stone in the long march towards justice and an inclusive, equitable USDA.
@CPSC
- CPSC approved a Federal Register notice of the Request For Information (RFI) seeking public input on chronic hazards associated with gas stoves and proposed solutions to those hazards. BVS Gas Ranges RFI notice (cpsc.gov)
@FDA_ORA
- The #FDAORA New York Human & Animal Foods Laboratory (NYLHAF) is one of FDA’s largest field laboratories & tests food products including analysis for food additives, microbial pathogens, food allergens, & more. It also has a Bio-Safety Level 3 suite: New York Human and Animal Food Laboratory (NYLHAF) | FDA