A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.

REGULATORY: EPA, FWS, FDA, NOAA

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Final rule establishing tolerances for residues of thiabendazole in or on multiple commodities under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Info here.

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

Notice announcing that FWS has received an application from Sugar Creek Wind One, LLC, for an incidental take permit (ITP) under the Endangered Species Act, for its Sugar Creek Wind Project. If approved, the ITP would be for a 30-year period, for the take of the federally listed endangered Indiana bat and threatened northern long-eared bat incidental to the otherwise lawful activities associated with the project. Info here.

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

Proposed rule proposing an amendment to FDA’s regulations relating to the procedures by which FDA determines that a premarket notification for a food contact substance (FCN) is no longer effective. The proposed rule, if finalized, would ensure that manufacturers or suppliers have the opportunity to provide input before FDA determines that an FCN is no longer effective. Info here.

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

Temporary rule prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels greater than or equal to 60 feet length overall using pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area. Info here.