The USDA, the EPA, and the FDA announce a new partnership with the Food Waste Reduction Alliance, which is reported to be the latest effort in the Winning on Reducing Food Waste Initiative launched by the three federal agencies in 2018.
FDA has finalized guidance to help facilities determine their business size under the Preventive Controls for Human Food and Preventive Controls for Animal Food rules issued in response to the FSMA.
USDA's FSIS and FDA released a formal agreement to address the regulatory oversight of human food products derived from the cells of livestock and poultry, which describes the oversight roles and responsibilities for both agencies and how they will collaborate to regulate the development and entry of these products into commerce.
A new final rule amends the AMS regulations regarding a fresh mango national research and promotion program to include frozen mangos as a covered commodity under the Mango Promotion, Research and Information Order.
The USDA has implemented a recommendation from the Kiwifruit Administrative Committee to decrease the assessment rate established for the 2018-2019 and subsequent fiscal periods.
The USDA's National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (National List) for organic regulations has been amended to implement recommendations submitted to the secretary of agriculture by the NOSB.