🍽️FDA Reopens Comment Period for Sanitation Guidance on Foods
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is reopening the comment period for a draft guidance entitled "Establishing Sanitation Programs for Low-Moisture Ready-to-Eat Human Foods and Taking Corrective Actions Following a Pathogen Contamination Event: Guidance for Industry," which was announced in the Federal Register of January 7, 2025. We are taking this action in response to requests to allow interested persons additional time to submit comments before FDA begins work on the final guidance.
Learn More🍖FDA Confirms Myoglobin Color Additive Regulations for 2025
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is confirming the effective date of February 19, 2025, for the final order that appeared in the Federal Register of January 17, 2025. The final order amends the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of myoglobin as a color additive in ground meat and ground poultry analogue products.
Learn More🍗Renewal of Industry Responses to Noncompliance Records Notice
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, FSIS is announcing its intention to renew an approved information collection regarding industry responses to noncompliance records. The approval for this information collection will expire on November 30, 2025. FSIS is making no changes to the existing information collection.
Learn More📋USDA Notice to Renew Medical Examination Certification Collection
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, FSIS is announcing its intention to renew an approved information collection regarding certificates of medical examination. The approval for this information collection will expire on November 30, 2025. FSIS is making no changes to the existing information collection.
Learn More🐄Compliance Requirements for HPAI Testing in Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture seeks public comments on information collection requirements related to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in livestock and milk. Regulatory changes mandate testing and reporting for dairy cattle and raw milk to control HPAI's spread, which poses significant risks to the agricultural sector.
Learn More🦐FDA Issues 5-Year Debarment Order Against Quality Poultry & Seafood
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing an order under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) debarring Quality Poultry and Seafood, Incorporated (QPS) for a period of 5 years from importing articles of food or offering such articles for importation into the United States. FDA bases this order on a finding that QPS was convicted of a felony count under Federal law for conduct relating to the importation into the United States of an article of food. QPS was given notice of the proposed debarment and an opportunity to request a hearing within the timeframe prescribed by regulation. As of March 15, 2025 (30 days after receipt of the notice), QPS has not responded. QPS' failure to respond and request a hearing constitutes a waiver of its right to a hearing concerning this matter.
Learn More🌾USDA Codex Notice on SPS Standards and Public Comments
This notice informs the public of the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) standard-setting activities of the Codex Alimentarius (Codex), in accordance with section 491 of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as amended, and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. This notice also provides a list of other standard-setting activities of Codex, including commodity standards, guidelines, codes of practice, and revised texts. This notice, which covers Codex activities during periods of June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025 and June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026, seeks comments on standards under consideration and recommendations for new standards.
Learn More🌱EPA Proposes New Pesticide Tolerances for Compliance
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is proposing to implement several tolerance actions under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) that the Agency previously determined were necessary or appropriate during the registration review conducted under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). During registration review, EPA reviews all aspects of a pesticide case, including existing tolerances, to ensure that the pesticide continues to meet the standard for registration under FIFRA. The pesticide tolerances and active ingredients addressed in this rulemaking are identified and discussed in detail in Unit III. of this document.
Learn More🐟NOAA Tuna Tracking Program Compliance and Information Collection
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
Learn More🌸FDA Expands Use of Butterfly Pea Flower Extract as Food Color Additive
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is amending the color additive regulations to provide for the expanded safe use of butterfly pea flower extract as a color additive in ready-to-eat cereals, crackers, snack mixes, hard pretzels, plain potato chips (restructured or baked), and plain corn chips, tortilla chips, and multigrain chips at levels consistent with good manufacturing practice (GMP). This action is in response to a color additive petition (CAP) submitted by Sensient Colors, LLC (Sensient or petitioner).
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