March 14, 2018

Federal Register

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Rules

Imports:

Campanula spp. Plants for Planting in Approved Growing Media from Denmark into the United States

Filed on: 03/14/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 03/15/2018

FR Document: 2018-05267 PDF 8 Pages (98.1 KB) Permalink

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Control of Chronic Wasting Disease

Filed on: 03/14/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 03/15/2018

FR Document: 2018-05263 PDF 5 Pages (99.2 KB) Permalink

Meetings:

Low Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Program

Filed on: 03/14/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 03/15/2018

FR Document: 2018-05270 PDF 3 Pages (230 KB) Permalink

Environmental Protection Agency

Rules

Pesticide Tolerances:

Trinexapac-ethyl

Filed on: 03/14/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 03/15/2018

FR Document: 2018-05284 PDF 10 Pages (310 KB) Permalink

Proposed Rules

Pesticide Petitions:

Residues of Pyroxasulfone in or on Various Commodities

Filed on: 03/14/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 03/15/2018

FR Document: 2018-05291 PDF 5 Pages (368 KB) Permalink

Notices

Meetings:

Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee

Filed on: 03/14/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 03/15/2018

FR Document: 2018-05287 PDF 4 Pages (283 KB) Permalink

Pesticide Product Registration; Applications:

Pyroxasulfone New Uses

Filed on: 03/14/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 03/15/2018

FR Document: 2018-05292 PDF 4 Pages (96.3 KB) Permalink

FDA

Warning Letters

Letter Issue Date	Company Name	Issuing Office	Subject	Close Out Date
03/09/2018	Carol Bond Health Foods	Dallas District Office	CGMP/Dietary Supplement/Adulterated/Misbranded	Not Issued *
03/09/2018	Anna's Pies, LLC	Cincinnati District Office	CGMP/Manufacturing, Packing or Holding Human Food/Adulterated/Insanitary Conditions	Not Issued *
09/29/2017	Nutritional Engineering Inc	San Francisco District Office	CGMP/Dietary Supplement/Adulterated/Misbranded	Not Issued *

AskFSIS

Storage of Meat, Poultry, and Ingredients

Does FSIS issue a "Certificate of Free Sale?"

CSPI

CSPI Welcomes Sustainable Shrimp Partnership

National Academies of Sciences Engineering Medicine

Examining Special Nutritional Requirements in Disease States: A Workshop

@FDAfood, @US_FDA, @SGottliebFDA, @FDA_ORA

• · Looking forward to @SGottliebFDA's keynote address at this year's National Food Policy Conference. #CFAFPC
• · Are you mixing medications with your dietary supplements? This could cause dangerous or even life-threatening effects. This #FDAconsumerupdate provides more info to help you #beinformed: https://go.usa.gov/xnwuT
• · Snow keeps falling and bad weather isn't done for the season yet. Learn how to keep your food and water safe after a weather emergency. https://go.usa.gov/xnSW8
• · Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney disease. Learn how to keep your kidneys healthy while living with diabetes. #KidneyMonth

March 15, 2018

Federal Register

Agriculture Department

Notices

Requests for Nominations:

Grain Inspection Advisory Committee

Filed on: 03/15/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 03/16/2018

FR Document: 2018-05314 PDF 3 Pages (94.2 KB) Permalink

FSIS

Mar 14, 2018 | PDF

• FSIS Announces Webinar on the Modernization of Swine Slaughter Inspection Proposed Rule

AskFSIS

When do Canada/Mexico special facility requirements need to be implemented?

How can Product for Personal Use be Shipped?

How often must knife sanitizing occur for Canada and Mexico?

When plant approval is required, do all plants handling product need approval?

Can aprons be used to satisfy Mexico’s requirement to cover street clothes?

What are Canada's requirements for a yearly renewal of the 9135-3?

Special Certification Statement for the export of raw poultry and raw poultry products to Canada.

APHIS

USDA Updates Veterinary Biologics Labeling Requirements for Product Expiration Dates

AMS

USDA Kosher Fruit and Vegetable Purchase Programs Announced

@FDAfood, @US_FDA, @SGottliebFDA, @FDA_ORA

• · #WellnessWednesday Grapefruit juice can be part of a healthy diet, but it can also affect the way your medicines work, especially if you have high blood pressure or arrhythmia. LEARN MORE: https://go.usa.gov/xn7sq #FDAconsumerupdate
• · Baking a pie for #PiDay? Remember not to eat raw dough. Flour may contain harmful germs that could make you sick if you eat uncooked pie crust, batter or dough. http://go.usa.gov/xnhyz
• · #RDNDay – Registered Nutritionists & Dietitians, thanks for all you do helping people find healthier eating options.

March 16, 2018

Federal Register

Food Safety and Inspection Service

Notices

Meetings: Codex Alimentarius Commission Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling

Filed on: 03/16/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 03/19/2018

FR Document: 2018-05514 PDF 9 Pages (113 KB) Permalink

Food and Nutrition Service

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Farm to School Census and Comprehensive Review

Filed on: 03/16/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 03/19/2018

FR Document: 2018-05440 PDF 9 Pages (256 KB) Permalink

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Rules

Importation of Plants for Planting

Filed on: 03/16/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 03/19/2018

FR Document: 2018-05424 PDF 91 Pages (481 KB) Permalink

Agricultural Marketing Service

Proposed Rules

Marketing Orders: California Federal Milk

Filed on: 03/16/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 03/19/2018

FR Document: 2018-05543 PDF 4 Pages (132 KB) Permalink

CFSAN FOIA

Letter in Response to Correspondence over Winegrapes and the FSMA Produce Rule (PDF - 65KB)

FSIS

Standard Meat Company Recalls Beef Products Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination

Johnsonville, LLC Recalls Smoked Pork Sausage Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

AskFSIS
Food Ingredients Approved For Use in Meat/Poultry Products

Tompkin Paper and Storage Temperatures

GRAS

GRN No. (sorted Z-A)	Substance	Date of closure	FDA's Letter
764	Rebaudioside D		Pending
763	Alpha-lactalbumin		Pending
762	Carnobacterium divergens M35 preparation		Pending
761	Esterified propoxylated glycerol		Pending
760	Lactobacillus curavatus DSM 18775		Pending
759	Steviol glycosides consisting primarily of rebaudioside M produced in Yarrowia lipolytica		Pending
758	Lactobacillus helveticus R0052, Bifidobacterium longum ssp. infantis R0033, and Bifidobacterium bifidum R0071		Pending

APHIS

APHIS Publishes Final Rule to Restructure its Plants for Planting Import Regulations

APHIS Publishes Final Rule to Allow Commercial Imports of Bellflower Plants for Planting from Denmark into the United States

USDA Announces Regionalization Agreement with South Korea to Help Protect U.S. Trade During HPAI Detections

AMS
USDA Seeks Nominees for Grain Inspection Advisory Committee

@FDAfood, @US_FDA, @SGottliebFDA, @FDA_ORA

• · UPDATE: Investigation expanded. Add’l strains of #Salmonella identified in multi-state outbreak linked to #kratom products. FDA continues to advise consumers to avoid kratom & kratom-containing products. http://go.usa.gov/xnFJK
• · Multistate outbreak of salmonella infections linked to kratom products continues to expand to 4 strains. 25 products have tested positive for salmonella; 87 people have been sickened in 35 states. Consumers are urged not to consume kratom. https://go.usa.gov/xnFeJ
• · We believe grapes and hops for wine and beer would qualify for a commercial processing exemption under the produce safety rule and we are looking at ways to reduce the recordkeeping burden. #FSMA
• · I sent a letter to vintners and brewers, @NapaVintners @BrewersAssoc @CAWG_GROWERS, letting them know we are addressing their concerns about certain Produce Safety Rule recordkeeping requirements.

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