Federal Register

Agricultural Marketing Service

Proposed Rules

Marketing and Referendum Orders; Amendments: Walnuts Grown in California

Filed on: 05/25/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/26/2017

FR Document:2017-10676  PDF  16 Pages (228 KB)  Permalink

 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Notices

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

U.S. Origin Health Certificate

Filed on: 05/25/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/26/2017

FR Document:2017-11077  PDF 4 Pages (98.6 KB) Permalink

 

FDA

A Year Later, FDA Is Better and Stronger in Protecting Consumers from Unsafe Foods

2018 FDA Justification of Estimates for Appropriations Committees - Printer-Friendly (PDF - 4.3MB)

 

Recalls

Date	Brand Name	Product Description	Reason/ Problem	Company
05/23/2017	The Green Herb	AL-ER-G dietary supplement	Contains Ephedra Herb, an FDA banned ingredient	MusclMasster LLC
05/22/2017	Hail Merry	Lemon Mini Miracle Tart Party Pack	Undeclared Cashews	Hail Merry
05/18/2017	Department of Corrections Washington State	Brownies, breakfast bars and other produced baked goods	Due to elevated levels of fluorinated organic chemicals (PFOS and PFOA) in the water used to manufacture products	Department of Corrections Washington State

 

HHS

HHS Budget in Brief - PDF

 

FSIS

Armour Eckrich Meats, LLC Recalls Ready-To-Eat Sausage Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

Correctional Industries Airway Heights Food Operations Recalls Frozen Meat and Poultry Products Due to Water Contamination

 

AskFSIS

Replacement Certificates for Exported Products

May 26, 2017

Federal Register

Food and Drug Administration

Proposed Rules

Food Additive Petitions: BASF Corp.

Filed on: 05/26/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/30/2017

FR Document: 2017-11010  PDF  2 Pages (5.96 KB)  Permalink

 

Notices

Food Additive, Color Additive (Including Labeling), Submission of Information to a Master File in Support of Petitions; and Electronic Submission Using Food and Drug Administration

Filed on: 05/26/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/30/2017

FR Document: 2017-11009  PDF   Pages (116 KB) Permalink

 

Agricultural Marketing Service

Rules

Beef Promotion and Research Rules and Regulations

Filed on: 05/26/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date:05/30/2017

FR Document:2017-10986  PDF  11 Pages (169 KB) Permalink

 

Notices

Meetings: National Organic Standards Board

Filed on: 05/26/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/30/2017

FR Document: 2017-10987  PDF  3 Pages (13.2 KB) Permalink

 

Food and Nutrition Service

Notices

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

Assessment of States' Use of Computer Matching Protocols in SNAP

Filed on: 5/26/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/30/2017

FR Document: 2017-11029 PDF  8 Pages (230 KB)  Permalink

 

Study of School Food Authority Procurement Practices

Filed on: 05/26/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/30/2017

FR Document:2017-11041  PDF  9 Pages (117 KB)  Permalink

 

FDA

Recalls

Date	Brand Name	Product Description	Reason/ Problem	Company
05/25/2017	Caverflo	Natural Herbal Coffee	Undeclared Sildenafil and Tadalafil, Undeclared Milk	Caverflo.com
05/25/2017	California Sun Dry Foods	Sun-dried tomato pesto	Undeclared Milk and almonds	California Sun Dry

 

FSIS

Golden Gourmet Recalls Frozen Waffle and Turkey Sausage Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

 

GIPSA

Gary L. Vance, LLC, d/b/a South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange and Virginia Cattle Co. Assessed $2,750 Civil Penalty (PDF; 43KB)

Madison County Auction, Inc. Assessed $2,500 Civil Penalty (PDF; 43KB)

GIPSA Alleges Robb Taylor and Taylor Livestock, LLC Violated the Packers and Stockyards Act (PDF; 50KB)

 

AMS

USDA Files Action Against McAllen Produce LLC, Brenda E. Edwards and Charles Jeffrey Edwards in Texas for Alleged PACA Violations

USDA Revises Cauliflower Grade Standards

Federal Register

Agricultural Marketing Service

Proposed Rules

Recommended Decision and Opportunity to File Written Exceptions to Proposed Amendment of Marketing Order No.989: Raisins Produced from Grapes Grown in California

Filed on: 05/30/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/31/2017

FR Document: 2017-09242  PDF 91 Pages (474 KB) Permalink

 

FDA

FSVP: As Compliance Date Nears, Key Facts for Importers

FSVP: What Do Importers Need to Know- A Conversation with Sharon Mayl

Recalls

Date	Brand Name	Product Description	Reason/ Problem	Company
05/26/2017	Hampton Farms	Cashews	Listeria monocytogenes	Ava’s

 

FSIS

Readfield Meats, Inc. Recalls Beef Trimming Products Due to Possible Adulteration

Cauldron Soups, LLC Recalls Beef Broth Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection

May 26, 2017 | PDF

• Raw Pork Products Exploratory Sampling Program
• FY 2015 and 2016 FSIS Red Books Available

Notice 30-17 Raw Pork Products Sampling Program Phase II

Notice 29-17 Disabling of the Public Health Information System Generated Follow-Up Task

 

AMS

USDA Seeks Nominees for the U.S. Potato Board

May 31, 2017

Federal Register

Food Safety and Inspection Service

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Electronic Import Inspection

Filed on: 05/31/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/01/2017

FR Document: 2017-11332 PDF 9 Pages (105 KB) Permalink

 

Retail Exemptions Adjusted Dollar Limitations

Filed on: 05/31/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/01/2017

FR Document: 2017-11337  PDF 6 Pages (177 KB) Permalink

 

FDA

FDA Sampling Finds High Level of Compliance with Gluten-Free Standards 

Warning Letters

Letter Issue Date	Company Name	Issuing Office	Subject	Close Out Date
05/16/2017	Morhaim Pharmalab, Inc.	Florida District Office	CGMP/Manufacturing, Packaging, Labeling, or Holding Operations for Dietary Supplements/Adulterated	Not Issued *
05/12/2017	VitaPurity Corporation	Seattle District Office	Adulterated Dietary Supplements, Unapproved New and Misbranded Drugs	Not Issued *
04/26/2017	Mahard Egg Farm, Inc. (Boogie Hill)	Dallas District Office	Food/Egg/Prepared Packed or Held Under Insanitary Conditions/Adulterated	Not Issued *

 

Recalls

Date	Brand Name	Product Description	Reason/ Problem	Company
05/31/2017	Golden Temple®, Swad®, and Maya®	Flour	Potential presence of Escherichia coli O121 (E. coli O121)	Smucker Foods of Canada Corp.
05/24/2017	Simple Truth	Macadamia Nuts	Listeria monocytogenes	Kroger
05/24/2017	Kroger	Dessert cups	Undeclared milk	Kroger