Notifications for United States of America (932 notifications)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing revisions to its pesticide tolerance crop grouping regulations, which allow the establishment of tolerances for multiple related crops based on data from a representative set of crops.

This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of glufosinate in or on multiple commodities.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is amending the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of calcium carbonate in dietary supplement tablets and capsules. We are taking this action in response to a color additive petition (CAP) submitted by Colorcon, Inc. (Colorcon or petitioner). This rule is effective 28 October 2022.

The US Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing that Lithuania is eligible to export egg products to the United States. FSIS has reviewed Lithuania's laws, regulations, and inspection system, as implemented, and has determined that Lithuania's egg products inspection system is equivalent to the food safety inspection system for egg products that the United States has established under the Egg Products Inspection Act (EPIA) and its implementing regulations. Therefore, egg products produced in certified Lithuanian establishments are eligible for export to the United States. All such products will be subject to reinspection at US points-of-entry by FSIS inspectors.Lithuania's egg products eligible for import to the United States will be added to the FSIS Import Library (https://www.fsis.usda.gov/inspection/import-export/import-export-library) on 15 September 2022. Lithuania will be eligible to export to the United States egg products produced in the country on or after 15 September 2022.Full text for this Federal Register notice (87 FR 56621) can be accessed at: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/09/15/2022-19894/eligibility-of-lithuania-to-export-egg-products-to-the-united-states

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is confirming the effective date of 10 June 2022, for the final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of 10 May 2022, and that amended the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of Antarctic krill meal, composed of the ground and dried tissue of Euphausia superba, with or without the lipid fraction, for use in the feed of salmonid fish, to enhance the color of their flesh.

This document announces the Agency's receipt of several initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.

EPA is proposing to implement several tolerance actions under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) that the Agency determined were necessary or appropriate during the registration review conducted under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for the pesticide active ingredients identified in this document.

This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of isofetamid in or on multiple commodities.

This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of the insecticide spiropidion and its metabolites and degradates in or on multiple commodities.

This document announces the Agency's receipt of several initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is proposing dates for compliance with the pre-harvest agricultural water provisions for covered produce other than sprouts in the "Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption Relating to Agricultural Water" proposed rule. We also are specifying the duration of the period during which we intend to exercise enforcement discretion for the harvest and post-harvest agricultural water requirements for covered produce other than sprouts in the produce safety regulation to provide covered farms, regulators, educators, and other stakeholders additional time to facilitate compliance with those provisions. The proposed compliance dates for preharvest agricultural water requirements and our exercise of enforcement discretion for the harvest and postharvest agricultural water provisions are intended to facilitate successful implementation and optimize public health protections. We are reopening the comment period only with respect to the compliance dates for the proposed pre-harvest agricultural water provisions for covered produce other than sprouts.

This regulation amends tolerances for residues of benoxacor in or on field corn, popcorn, and sweet corn commodities when used as an inert ingredient (herbicide safener) in pesticide formulations.

This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of tribenuron methyl in or on multiple commodities.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing that we have filed a petition, submitted by Environmental Defense Fund, Maricel Maffini, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, Clean Water Action/Clean Water Fund, Consumer Reports, Endocrine Society, Environmental Working Group, Healthy Babies Bright Futures, Linda Birnbaum, and the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University, proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to remove or restrict authorizations for the use of bisphenol A (BPA).

This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of pyriofenone in or on the tomato subgroup 8-10A and the pepper/eggplant subgroup 8-10B and removes the established tolerance for the vegetable, fruiting, group 8-10 and the expired tolerance for the fruit, small vine climbing subgroup 13-07D.

We are advising the public that we have prepared a pest risk analysis that evaluates the risks associated with importation of fresh baby kiwi fruit from France into the continental United States. Based on the analysis, we have determined that the application of one or more designated phytosanitary measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks of introducing or disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds via the importation of fresh baby kiwi fruit from France. We are making the pest risk analysis available to the public for review and comment. (Federal Register Vol. 87, No. 119, Wednesday, 22 June 2022, pg. 37302-37303)

This document announces the Agency's receipt of several initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.

This document announces the Agency's receipt of several initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.

This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of thiamethoxam in or on pineapples.

The US Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS) is announcing that, starting 13 July 2022, it will suspend its current FSIS Salmonella sampling program for Siluriformes fish and fish products based on consumer cooking practices, lack of recent outbreaks attributed to Siluriformes fish, and low percent positives detected. Full text for this Federal Register notice (87 FR 35720) can be accessed at: https://www.regulations.gov/document/FSIS_FRDOC_0001-0723USDA FSIS invites interested persons to submit comments on this notice. Please submit comments on or before 13 July 2022. USDA FSIS will suspend Salmonella sampling in domestic and imported Siluriformes fish and fish products on 13 July 2022.Comments may be submitted by one of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: This website provides commenters the ability to type short comments directly into the comment field on the web page or to attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions at that site for submitting comments;Mail: Send to Docket Clerk, US Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Mailstop 3758, Washington, DC 20250-3700;Hand- or Courier-Delivered Submittals: Deliver to 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Jamie L. Whitten Building, Room 350-E, Washington, DC 20250-3700.Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must include the Agency name and docket number FSIS-2022-0009. Comments received in response to this docket will be made available for public inspection and posted without change, including any personal information, to https://www.regulations.govDocket: For access to background documents or comments received, call +(202) 720 5627 to schedule a time to visit the FSIS Docket Room at 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-3700.