Food & Beverage Compliance Deadline Calendar

Upcoming FDA, USDA, FSIS, and other regulatory comment periods, effective dates, and compliance milestones that food and beverage teams may need to screen.

July 2026

• 27

  Jul
  Effective Date

  Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Reconsideration of Certain Regulatory Requirements Promulgated Under the Technology Transitions Provisions of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 27

  Jul
  Comment Period

  Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, All Subtypes, and Newcastle Disease; Additional Restrictions (Pet, Performing, and Research Birds; Bird Carcasses)

  Agriculture Department, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
• 27

  Jul
  Other

  Union Pacific Corporation and Union Pacific Railroad Company-Control-Norfolk; Southern Corporation and Norfolk Southern Railway Company

  Surface Transportation Board
• 27

  Jul
  Effective Date

  Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Modify the Timing of Haul Designation for Trawl Catcher Processors in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Groundfish Fisheries

  Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• 27

  Jul
  Comment Period

  Pesticide Registration Maintenance Fee; Requested and Proposed Cancellations of Certain Pesticide Registrations

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 27

  Jul
  Comment Period

  Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; 1,3-Butadiene Standard

  Labor Department
• 28

  Jul
  Hearing

  Propylene Oxide; Pesticide Tolerances

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 28

  Jul
  Hearing

  Bacillus Thuringiensis Cry1B.34.1, Bacillus Thuringiensis Cry1B.61.1 and Adiantum Trapeziforme var. Braziliense IPD083Cb Proteins; Pesticide Tolerances

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 29

  Jul
  Comment Period

  Pesticides; Notice of Receipt of Requests To Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations and/or Amend Registrations To Terminate Certain Uses With a 30-Day Comment Period (March 2026)

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 31

  Jul
  Comment Period

  Revisions To Establish the Sixth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 6) for Public Water Systems

  Environmental Protection Agency

August 2026

• 4

  Aug
  Comment Period

  Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of America, and South Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of America; Amendment 19

  Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• 5

  Aug
  Other

  Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension; COBENFY

  Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration
• 5

  Aug
  Other

  Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension; BEQVEZ

  Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration
• 5

  Aug
  Comment Period

  Receipt of Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities-April 2026

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 5

  Aug
  Comment Period

  Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Uses (April 2026)

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 5

  Aug
  Comment Period

  Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Active Ingredients (April 2026)

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 6

  Aug
  Comment Period

  Revising Non-Over-the-Counter Firearms Transaction Requirements

  Justice Department, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau
• 10

  Aug
  Comment Period

  Methionine From France, Japan, and Spain; Institution of Five-Year Reviews

  International Trade Commission
• 10

  Aug
  Comment Period

  Potassium Phosphate Salts From China; Institution of Five-Year Reviews

  International Trade Commission
• 10

  Aug
  Comment Period

  Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Table Eggs From Regions Where Newcastle Disease or Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Is Considered to Exist and Exportation of Poultry and Hatching Eggs

  Agriculture Department, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
• 10

  Aug
  Comment Period

  Notice of Proposed Revision to Requirements for the Importation of Fresh Pineapple (Ananas comosus (L.)) From the Philippines and Thailand Into the United States

  Agriculture Department, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
• 10

  Aug
  Comment Period

  Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Foreign Quarantine Notices

  Agriculture Department, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
• 10

  Aug
  Effective Date

  Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 2026 Chub Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Specifications

  Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• 11

  Aug
  Meeting

  Revisions To Establish the Sixth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 6) for Public Water Systems

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 11

  Aug
  Meeting

  General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan and 47th Biennial Conference

  Agriculture Department, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
• 12

  Aug
  Meeting

  Revisions To Establish the Sixth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 6) for Public Water Systems

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 12

  Aug
  Meeting

  General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan and 47th Biennial Conference

  Agriculture Department, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
• 13

  Aug
  Comment Period

  Amendments and Nonconformance Penalties for Model Year 2027 and Later Heavy-Duty Highway Engines and Amendments to Inducement Provisions for SCR-Equipped Diesel Engines

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 14

  Aug
  Hearing

  Pydiflumetofen; Pesticide Tolerances

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 14

  Aug
  Hearing

  Sodium Nitrate in Pesticide Formulations; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 14

  Aug
  Meeting

  General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan and 47th Biennial Conference

  Agriculture Department, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
• 17

  Aug
  Hearing

  Resin Acids, Esters With Glycerol in Pesticide Formulations; Exemption From the Requirement for a Tolerance

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 19

  Aug
  Hearing

  1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane; 1, 3-Butadiene; 13 Carcinogens (4-Nitrobiphenyl, etc.); Acrylonitrile; Asbestos; Benzene; Cadmium; Coke Oven Emissions; Cotton Dust; Ethylene Oxide; Formaldehyde; Inorganic Arsenic; Lead; Methylene Chloride; Methylenedianiline; Vinyl Chloride; Amending the Medical Evaluation Requirements in the Respiratory Protection Standard for Certain Types of Respirators; Safety Color Code for Marking Physical Hazards; Textiles; Sawmills; Safety Color Code for Marking Physical Hazards for Shipyard Employment; and Walking-Working Surfaces

  Labor Department, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• 19

  Aug
  Effective Date

  Food Standards of Identity Modernization; Pasteurized Orange Juice

  Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration
• 19

  Aug
  Compliance Deadline

  Food Standards of Identity Modernization; Pasteurized Orange Juice

  Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration
• 21

  Aug
  Comment Period

  Notice of Intent To Extend and Revise a Previously Approved Information Collection

  Agriculture Department, National Institute of Food and Agriculture
• 21

  Aug
  Effective Date

  EPCRA Hazardous Chemical Inventory Reporting Requirements: Conformity With the 2024 OSHA Hazard Communication Standard

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 21

  Aug
  Comment Period

  Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuer Customer Identification Program

  Treasury Department, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
• 21

  Aug
  Comment Period

  Agency Information Collection Activities; 30 CFR 822-Special Permanent Program Performance Standards-Operations in Alluvial Valley Floors

  Interior Department, Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
• 21

  Aug
  Comment Period

  1, 3-Butadiene

  Labor Department, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• 21

  Aug
  Comment Period

  Ethylene Oxide

  Labor Department, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• 24

  Aug
  Comment Period

  Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Potential Tobacco Product Violations Reporting Form

  Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration
• 24

  Aug
  Comment Period

  Overhead and Gantry Cranes Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements

  Labor Department, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• 24

  Aug
  Comment Period

  Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Fish and Fish Products Subject to Certification of Admissibility Requirements

  Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• 24

  Aug
  Hearing

  Revocation of the Color Additive Listing for Use of Orange B on Casings or Surfaces of Frankfurters and Sausages

  Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration
• 24

  Aug
  Comment Period

  Proposal To Revoke the Color Additive Listing for Use of Citrus Red No. 2 on the Skins of Mature Oranges

  Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration
• 24

  Aug
  Comment Period

  Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Salable Quantities and Allotment Percentages for the 2026-2027 Marketing Year

  Agriculture Department, Agricultural Marketing Service
• 24

  Aug
  Comment Period

  Grapes Grown in a Designated Area of Southeastern California; Decreased Assessment Rate

  Agriculture Department, Agricultural Marketing Service
• 25

  Aug
  Other

  Food Nutrition and Safety (FNS) Measurements and Methods Consortium

  Commerce Department, National Institute of Standards and Technology
• 25

  Aug
  Hearing

  Cinnamaldehyde in Pesticide Formulations; Exemption From the Requirement for a Tolerance

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 29

  Aug
  Comment Period

  Amendments and Nonconformance Penalties for Model Year 2027 and Later Heavy-Duty Highway Engines and Amendments to Inducement Provisions for SCR-Equipped Diesel Engines

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 31

  Aug
  Effective Date

  Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of America

  Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• 31

  Aug
  Hearing

  Fluoxapiprolin; Pesticide Tolerances

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 31

  Aug
  Hearing

  Epyrifenacil; Pesticide Tolerances

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 31

  Aug
  Hearing

  Chlormequat Chloride; Pesticide Tolerances

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 31

  Aug
  Hearing

  Diflufenican; Pesticide Tolerances

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 31

  Aug
  Hearing

  Bifenthrin; Pesticide Tolerances

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 31

  Aug
  Comment Period

  Revisions To Establish the Sixth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 6) for Public Water Systems

  Environmental Protection Agency

September 2026

• 1

  Sep
  Effective Date

  Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Pot Catcher/Processors in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area

  Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• 1

  Sep
  Effective Date

  Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 620 in the Gulf of Alaska

  Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• 4

  Sep
  Comment Period

  Draft Guidance for Reducing Risk From Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) in Biosolids; Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Feedback

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 8

  Sep
  Comment Period

  United States Standards for Grades of Carcass Beef

  Agriculture Department, Agricultural Marketing Service
• 8

  Sep
  Effective Date

  Revocation of the Color Additive Listing for Use of Orange B on Casings or Surfaces of Frankfurters and Sausages

  Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration
• 15

  Sep
  Comment Period

  Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Infant Formula Requirements

  Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration
• 25

  Sep
  Comment Period

  Notice of Availability of Pest Risk Analysis for the Interstate Movement of Fresh Turmeric Rhizomes for Consumption From Puerto Rico Into the Continental United States

  Agriculture Department, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
• 30

  Sep
  Effective Date

  Exercise of Time-Limited Authority To Increase the Fiscal Year 2026 Numerical Limitation for the H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker Program

  Homeland Security Department, Labor Department, Employment and Training Administration
• 30

  Sep
  Comment Period

  Innovation Challenge: Alternatives to Conventional Pesticides for Crop Desiccation; Notice of Availability

  Environmental Protection Agency

October 2026

• 13

  Oct
  Other

  Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension; UNLOXCYT

  Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration
• 13

  Oct
  Comment Period

  Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Federal CCR Permit Program; General Permit Provisions

  Environmental Protection Agency