Federal Register Update — October 9-10, 2024

October 9, 2024

Agricultural Marketing Service

Proposed Rules

Continuance Referendum:

Hazelnuts Grown in Oregon and Washington

Filed on: 10/09/2024 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 10/10/2024

FR Document: 2024-23446  PDF 3 Pages (89.9 KB)  Permalink

Notices

Certification of Export Port Locations:

Alabama and Washington and Geographic Areas under the Delegated Authority of United States Grain Standards Act

Filed on: 10/09/2024 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 10/10/2024

FR Document: 2024-23448  PDF 11 Pages (110 KB)  Permalink

U.S. Codex Office

Notices

Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.:

Codex Alimentarius Commission

Filed on: 10/09/2024 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 10/10/2024

FR Document: 2024-23454  PDF 5 Pages (111 KB)  Permalink

FDA

October 8, 2024 – Federal Court Enters Consent Decree Against Rizo Lopez Foods Inc. Following Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis Linked to Queso Fresco and Cotija Cheese Products

Warning Letters

FSIS

BrucePac Recalls Ready-To-Eat Meat and Poultry Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ready-To-Eat Cranberry Chicken Salad Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens

USDA

USDA Announces Actions to Lower Food Prices, Bring Fairness to Farmers, and Promote More Competitive Food Supply Chains

AMS

USDA Issues Proposed Rule to Revise Formulas Used to Calculate Grain Inspection Fees

CSPI

Consumer groups concerned by Bimbo Bakeries’ response to FDA warning letter

Marler Blog

9 Million Pounds of Chicken recalled due to Listeria

Twitter

@ConsumerReports

• If an inflatable inner tube that sits around a baby’s neck to keep its head afloat in a bathtub sounds like a bad idea to you, you’re not alone. CR safety experts urge parents not to use infant neck floats at all. https://www.consumerreports.org/babies-kids/child-safety/cpsc-aims-to-crack-down-on-infant-neck-floats-a1191991237/?EXTKEY=YSOCIAL_TW

@foodfixco [reposted by Frank Yiannas]

• Food industry leaders air concerns about FDA’s traceability rule, which is slated to take effect 15 years after Congress asked for the policy. Consumer advocates say enough is enough. Plus, Trump leans into ‘Make America Healthy Again.’ https://foodfix.co/how-long-does-it-take-to-make-the-american-food-system-traceable/

@US_FDA

• The U.S. District Court entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against Rizo Lopez Foods Inc., a California-based food manufacturer, and the company’s co-owners. Among other requirements, the consent decree prohibits the company from manufacturing & selling certain food products until it complies with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, federal regulations and other requirements. https://fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/federal-court-enters-consent-decree-against-rizo-lopez-foods-inc-following-multistate-outbreak

@RFSCollab [US FDA Human Foods Program reposted]

• The grant portal for the @nehaorg – @FDAfood Retail Flexible Funding Model Grant Program is open! Join a Q&A webinar on Oct 29 to answer your questions about the CY2025 application and process. https://neha.org/retail-grants

October 10, 2024

Federal Register

Agricultural Marketing Service

Proposed Rules

Price Discovery and Competition in Markets for Fed Cattle

Filed on: 10/10/2024 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 10/11/2024

FR Document: 2024-23528  PDF 53 Pages (923 KB)  Permalink

USDA

USDA Invests More Than $46 Million for Underserved, Veteran, and Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Projects Nationwide

DOJ

Justice Department Obtains Injunction to Prevent California Company from Manufacturing and Distributing Adulterated Food Following Listeria Outbreak

FWW

Factory Farms Are Ruining Rural America’s Economy

Marler Blog

Rizo Lopez Foods Inc. enjoined from manufacturing food that kills people

Marler Clark retained by 20 sickened in Salmonella Outbreak linked to Madre Oaxacan Restaurant

More Raw Milk recalled due to Campylobacter

Twitter

@HoehnSaricCPSC         

• I was delighted to speak about consumer product safety at the @OECD #ConsumerPolicy Ministerial. We must work together to enforce our respective product safety frameworks to reduce the pervasiveness of unsafe products online just as we have with brick-and-mortar retailers.

@USDA

Through USDA’s Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development and 2501 Programs, we’re investing more than $46M to provide education, mentoring & technical assistance to help underserved, veteran & beginning farmers & ranchers own & operate successful farms. https://usda.gov/media/press-releases/2024/10/09/usda-invests-more-46-million-underserved-veteran-and-beginning