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AMS Corrects Listing for Allowed Colors in Organic Products in 2012 Sunset Review Rule
July 27, 2012 by Brian Feito|USDA

The Agricultural Marketing Service issued a correction to its June 6 final rule amending the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances for the 2012 sunset review. As published, the modification to the introductory text for the listing for colors at 7 CFR 205.606(d) inadvertently removed paragraphs (d)(1) through (d)(19). These paragraphs are necessary to identify the specific nonorganic colors that can be used as ingredients in processed products labeled as “organic” if organic forms are not commercially available, AMS said. AMS corrected the final regulations by reinserting paragraphs (d)(1) through (19).

APHIS Amends Regs on Animal Health Status of Foreign Regions
July 26, 2012 by Brian Feito|USDA

The Animal and Plant Health and Inspection Service issued a final rule to amend the regulations that govern the import of animals and animal products by consolidating the list of factors APHIS considers when evaluating the animal health status of a foreign region from 11 factors to 8 factors, and by setting out new factors APHIS will consider when evaluating a region as historically free of a specific disease. APHIS made no changes to its Dec. 28, 2011 proposed rule. This final rule is effective Aug. 27.

FAS Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantee for China to Include Macau
July 24, 2012 by Brian Feito|USDA

The Department of Agriculture amended the geographical area of the China/Hong Kong Region to include Macau for sales of U.S. agricultural commodities under the Commodity Credit Corporation’s Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102) for fiscal year 2012. All other terms and conditions previously announced remain the same, said USDA. The previous Foreign Agricultural Service announcement pertinent to this allocation is PR 0063-12.

APHIS Offers Safety Courses for Foreign Agricultural Officials
July 24, 2012 by Mike Feazel|USDA

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will host seven courses this summer designed to teach foreign agricultural officials about animal and plant health safeguarding practices in the U.S. and help them develop science-based regulatory systems to prevent the introduction and establishment of harmful pests and diseases, it said. By helping developing countries establish regulatory frameworks based on sound science and formal protocols, APHIS said it's helping facilitate export opportunities for U.S. producers. The courses include: Risk Analysis for Animal Health; Emergency Poultry Disease Response; Diagnostic Laboratory Network Systems; Veterinary Epidemiology; International Transboundary Animal Disease Control; Plant Health Systems Analysis; and Plant Health Pest Risk Assessment. Further information: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/international_safeguarding/index.shtml.

Topics:Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)