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FDA Commissioner Robert Kaliff will release this week his response to calls to step up his leadership of the agency’s food program. A coalition of industry groups and consumer advocates is pushing for Califf to hire a deputy food commissioner who would have direct authority over all food-related programs. But members of the coalition are preparing for an announcement on Tuesday that falls short of that requirement. Mitzi Baum, executive director of the Stop Foodborne Diseases group, is looking forward to the announcement of the steps the FDA will take. If so, “stakeholder input may still be possible,” Baum said. Roberta Wagner, who has been with the FDA for 28 years and is now vice president of regulatory and technical affairs at the Consumer Brands Institute, said the FDA’s food program needs to “elevate within the agency. It cannot be compared with medical products.” ‘” She said that would require the appointment of a deputy food commissioner. For more on this week’s agenda, read our Washington Week roundup. CBD Decision Raises Regulatory Questions in Congress Meanwhile, criticism of the FDA’s decision to announce last week that it cannot regulate CBD in foods or dietary supplements continues. The agency said only Congress could provide an appropriate “regulatory path” and vowed to work with Hill on a solution. Demonstrate the safety of products containing low levels of CBD. “We expect legislation to be reintroduced in the coming days requiring the FDA to regulate CBD as a dietary supplement as well as an additive in food and beverages,” he said. “We hope this will bring the FDA to the negotiating table.” But he added, noting that the FDA has said it needs new approvals, “If it’s reasonable to demand new approvals, we’re fine. But we don’t want to create Time.” To develop something new and keep dragging the industry down is going to be the biggest challenge here.” USA starting this summer Sales in the area. Officially applied for a waiver over 270 days ago. “Without swift action, E15 gasoline risks being unavailable in the 2023 summer season and vehicle emissions higher than if the EPA met its obligations under the Clean Air Act,” writes AG. Note. The Attorney General represents Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Minnesota, South Dakota, Missouri, and Wisconsin. A total of nine states have applied to the EPA for year-round approval to use the E15. US soybean exports are up sharply on strong supplies to China, according to the latest weekly data from the Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service. After China’s 1.2 million tons, Mexico was the second-largest destination, shipping 228,600 tons of soybeans from the US over a seven-day period. China and Mexico were also destinations for US corn and sorghum exports this week. The US exported 393,800 tons of corn and 700 tons of sorghum to Mexico. China was the destination for 71,500 tons of US corn and 70,800 tons of US sorghum. Farm leaders gather in Washington to push for free trade agreement Farm leaders will meet in Washington on Thursday to increase pressure on Congress to push for a more aggressive US trade agenda, which includes new free trade agreements and lower tariffs, and better access to foreign markets.
Don’t miss a beat! Subscribe to a free month of Agri-Pulse news! For the latest farming news in Washington DC and around the country, click here. The free trade umbrella organization is organizing an event with members of the Corn Processors Association, the National Corn Growers Association, the National Dairy Producers Association, CoBank, the North American Meat Institute, the National Wheat Growers Association and the National Association of Departments of Agriculture. With a new Congress, new committee chairs, and newly approved USTR and USDA agricultural trade officials, the U.S. agricultural community is using this momentous moment to regain its footing in international trade,” Free Trade Farmer said. “For more than a decade, the US has not reached a trade agreement that opens up new markets, while competitors in South America, Europe and Asia are making deals that prioritize the use of their agricultural products.” The ReConnect program will be reviewed under new USDA regulations. Changes Under the final rule released today, the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Service wants to simplify its ReConnect program by removing “legacy” requirements. The rule requires applicants for ReConnect funding to register with the agency’s online awards management system and update their information in the database annually. He also updated the requirements of the Buy American program. They said: “Given the importance of this issue, the undersigned attorneys general call on the Administrator (EPA) and the Office of Management and Budget to promulgate the rules required by the Clean Air Act by the end of January. This deadline will allow each signatory to enjoy the cost and air quality benefits year-round E15 throughout the 2023 summer driving season,” seven state attorneys general wrote in a January 27 letter to EPA Administrator Michael Reagan and OMB Administrator Shalanda Young. Philip Brasher, Bill Thomson, and Noah Wicks contributed to this report. Questions, Comments , tips?Write Steve Davis.
This week’s open mic guest is Ted McKinney, CEO of the USDA Association. The group has set policy priorities through 2023 and is preparing to help lawmakers with a new farm bill. McKinney said NASDA members will allow other farmer groups to take the lead on commodity plan specifics, but are very concerned that the US is lagging behind in government agricultural research. Nasda is increasingly interested in international trade, and it’s good to see Biden’s trading team participating in global markets. McKinney said NASDA members opposed the EPA’s new definition of US waters and would like to see action on agricultural labor and workforce development.
In this opinion piece, Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, and Sen. Cynthia Lummis, D-Wyoming, discuss their shared priorities and what they hope to achieve in the 118th Congress, as well as the importance of ways to represent rural sex. lives in the capital of our country.
FDA Commissioner Robert Califf has proposed creating a new human nutrition program at the agency to centralize FDA oversight of 80 percent of the nation’s food supply. Maine Democrat Chelly Pingree joined the Agri-Pulse newsmakers to discuss the idea, fund the agency, and make the next farm bill more climate-friendly. The panel, which includes Tom Chapman of the Organic Trade Association, Jacqueline Schneider of FGS Global, and James Gluck, then discuss the upcoming farm bill and the USDA’s recent organic actions with the Tory Advisory Group.
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