Notifications for United States of America (932 notifications)

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending the regulations to allow the importation of fresh mango fruit from Viet Nam into the continental United States. As a condition of entry, fresh mango fruit from Viet Nam will be subject to a systems approach that includes orchard or packinghouse requirements, irradiation treatment, and port of entry inspection. The fruit will also be required to be imported in commercial consignments and accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the national plant protection organization of Viet Nam with an additional declaration stating that the consignment was inspected and found free of Macrophoma mangiferae and Xanthomonas campestris pv. mangiferaeindicae. This action will allow for the importation of fresh mango fruit from Viet Nam while continuing to provide protection against the introduction of plant pests into the continental United States. Federal Register Vol. 82, No. 228 Wednesday, 29 November 2017, Pages 56531-56536

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the filing of a petition, submitted by Colorcon, Inc., proposing that the color additive regulations be amended by expanding the permitted uses of synthetic iron oxide as a color additive to include use in dietary supplement tablets and capsules.

This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of benzovindiflupyr in or on the bulb onion subgroup 3-07A, the green onion subgroup 3-07B, and increases an existing tolerance on sugarcane.

This regulation amends an existing tolerance for residues of the ovicide/miticide hexythiazox in/on hop, dried cones, by increasing the current tolerance from 2.0 parts per million (ppm) to 20 ppm.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is amending the colour additive regulations to provide for the safe use of calcium carbonate to colour hard and soft candy, mints, and chewing gum. We are taking this action in response to a colour additive petition submitted by the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company. >The rule is effective 8 December 2017.The text is available at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-11-07/pdf/2017-24194.pdf

This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of fenpicoxamid (XDE 777) in or on banana, rye, and wheat.

This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of triflumezopyrim in or on rice, grain and rice, hulls.

The government of Mexico has asked USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of sapodilla for consumption into the continental United States. APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment that lists potential pests likely to remain on the commodity upon importation, if no mitigations are applied. APHIS shares its draft pest risk assessments to determine whether stakeholders have information that might lead us to revise the draft assessment before we identify pest mitigations and proceed with official rulemaking. The draft pest risk assessment for sapodilla for consumption from Mexico will be available for review and comment for 30 days. To view the assessment or submit comments, go to http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant-health/risk-assessment-consultation

This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of florpyrauxifen-benzyl in or on rice grain, freshwater fish, shellfish crustacean, and mollusc.

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending the regulations concerning the importation of fruits and vegetables to allow the importation of fresh persimmons from New Zealand into the United States. As a condition of entry, the persimmons must be produced in accordance with a systems approach that includes requirements for orchard certification, orchard pest control, post-harvest safeguards, fruit culling, traceback, sampling, and treatment with either hot water or modified atmosphere treatment. The persimmons will also have to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate with an additional declaration stating that they were produced under, and meet all the components of, the systems approach and were inspected and found to be free of quarantine pests in accordance with the requirements. This action allows the importation of fresh persimmons from New Zealand while continuing to protect against the introduction of plant pests into the United States. Federal Register Vol. 82, No. 190 Tuesday, 3 October 2017, pages 45955-45957.

This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of fluoxastrobin in or on multiple commodities which are identified and discussed later in this document.

This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues of the fungicide oxathiapiprolin in or on cacao bean, dried bean.

This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of fluazifop-p-butyl in or multiple commodities which are identified and discussed later in this document.

The Food and Drug Administration is confirming the effective date of 3 August 2017 for the final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of 3 July 2017, and that amended the color additive regulations to provide for the expanded safe use of spirulina extract to seasonally color hard-boiled shell eggs at levels consistent with good manufacturing practice.

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is advising the public that we are adding Zimbabwe to the list of regions that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service considers to be affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). This action follows APHIS' imposition of HPAI-related restrictions on avian commodities originating from or transiting Zimbabwe as a result of the confirmation of HPAI in Zimbabwe. Federal Register Vol. 82, No. 182, Thursday, 21 September 2017, Pages 44156-44157.

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is advising the public that it is adding Uganda to the list of regions that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service considers to be affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). This action follows APHIS' imposition of HPAI-related restrictions on avian commodities originating from or transiting Uganda as a result of the confirmation of HPAI in Uganda. Federal REgister Vol. 82, No. 182, Thursday, 21 September 2017, Page 44151.

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing and requesting comment on its plan to implement the Public Health Information System (PHIS) Export Component. In response to stakeholder feedback and to ensure sufficient testing and outreach, FSIS is extending the implementation date of the PHIS Export Component to 29 June 2018. FSIS will first implement the PHIS Export Component with a limited number of foreign countries and will expand implementation to add countries incrementally.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to extend, for covered produce other than sprouts, the dates for compliance with the agricultural water provisions in the Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption rule. We are proposing to extend the compliance dates to address questions about the practical implementation of compliance with certain provisions and to consider how we might further reduce the regulatory burden or increase flexibility while continuing to achieve our regulatory objectives, in keeping with the Administration's policies.

SUMMARY: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is confirming that on 1 September 2017, it will adjust inspection coverage at official establishments that slaughter fish of the order Siluriformes from all hours of operation to once per production shift. FSIS also is responding to comments received on 17 May 2017 Federal Register document that announced these changes. DATES: FSIS will adjust inspection coverage at official establishments that slaughter Siluriformes fish from all hours of operation to once per production shift, beginning 1 September 2017.

This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of EPTC, S-ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate in or on grass, forage at 0.60 ppm and grass, hay at 0.50 ppm.