The Agricultural Marketing Service is soliciting comments on its proposal to create revised U.S. Standards for Grades of the following fruits and vegetables.
The Fish and Wildlife Service is allowing an additional 30 days, until March 8, 2012, to comment on its draft policy on the interpretation of the phrase “significant portion of its range” in the Endangered Species Act’s definitions of “endangered species” and “threatened species”.
The Food Safety Inspection Service reports that the Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission concluded its 66th Session on February 9, 2012, in Geneva, making progress on the 2013-2019 Strategic Plan and agreeing to develop a discussion paper for the Codex Commission on the need for enhanced funding for the expert committees that provide scientific advice to Codex.