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.

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
• 13

  Oct
  Comment Period

  Notice of Request To Renew an Approved Information Collection: Egg Products Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point and Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures

  Agriculture Department, Food Safety and Inspection Service
• 13

  Oct
  Comment Period

  Proposed Establishment of the Llano Uplift and Hickory Sands District Viticultural Areas

  Treasury Department, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
• 13

  Oct
  Comment Period

  Proposed Establishment of the Mill Creek-Walla Walla Valley Viticultural Area

  Treasury Department, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
• 13

  Oct
  Comment Period

  Proposed Establishment of the Kaw Valley Viticultural Area

  Treasury Department, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
• 13

  Oct
  Comment Period

  Proposed Establishment of the Rancho Santa Fe Viticultural Area

  Treasury Department, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
• 14

  Oct
  Effective Date

  Pacific Island Fisheries; Catch and Retention Limits for Striped Marlin in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean North of the Equator

  Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• 15

  Oct
  Comment Period

  Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish Reserves in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area

  Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• 16

  Oct
  Hearing

  Calcium Carbonate; Exemption From the Requirement of a Pesticide Tolerance

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 16

  Oct
  Comment Period

  Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Application for an Exempted Fishing Permit

  Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• 19

  Oct
  Comment Period

  Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.: Availability of a Petition for a Determination of Nonregulated Status and Draft Plant Pest Risk Assessment for Insect Resistant COR-23134-4 Soybean (Glycine max)

  Agriculture Department, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
• 19

  Oct
  Hearing

  Cypermethrin; Pesticide Tolerance(s)

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 20

  Oct
  Hearing

  Carboxin; Pesticide Tolerances

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 22

  Oct
  Comment Period

  Meeting of the National Organic Standards Board

  Agriculture Department, Agricultural Marketing Service
• 26

  Oct
  Comment Period

  Proposed Consent Decree; Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 26

  Oct
  Hearing

  Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Vitamin D2 Inactive Bakers Yeast

  Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration
• 26

  Oct
  Effective Date

  Clarifying the Scope of “Applicable Requirements” Under State Operating Permit Programs and the Federal Operating Permit Program

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 27

  Oct
  Hearing

  Alpha-d-Glucopyranoside, Beta-d-Fructofuranosyl, Mixed Palmitates and Stearates in Pesticide Formulations; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 29

  Oct
  Effective Date

  Almonds Grown in California; Extension of Inedible Disposition Obligation Deadline

  Agriculture Department, Agricultural Marketing Service
• 29

  Oct
  Meeting

  Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene

  Agriculture Department, U.S. Codex Office
• 30

  Oct
  Effective Date

  Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish Reserves in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area

  Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• 30

  Oct
  Hearing

  Public Water System Supervision Program Approval for the State of Illinois

  Environmental Protection Agency

November 2026

• 2

  Nov
  Other

  Aluminum Foil From Armenia, Brazil, Oman, Russia, and Turkey; Institution of Five-Year Reviews

  International Trade Commission
• 6

  Nov
  Meeting

  Challenges and Solutions in Lot-Level Food Traceability; Public Meeting

  Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration
• 9

  Nov
  Other

  Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Pummelos Grown in Florida; Continuance Referendum

  Agriculture Department, Agricultural Marketing Service
• 9

  Nov
  Comment Period

  Improving Patient Access to Deceased Donor Islet Cells and Cell Products; Request for Information

  Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration, Health Resources and Services Administration
• 9

  Nov
  Effective Date

  Cut Flowers Regulations; Removal of Chrysanthemum White Rust-Related Provisions

  Agriculture Department, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
• 9

  Nov
  Effective Date

  Air Plan Approval; Kentucky; Louisville Area Limited Maintenance Plan for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 9

  Nov
  Effective Date

  Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; Order Amending Marketing Order No. 989

  Agriculture Department, Agricultural Marketing Service
• 16

  Nov
  Comment Period

  Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam; Institution of Five-Year Reviews

  International Trade Commission
• 16

  Nov
  Hearing

  Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain AT-332; Exemption From the Requirement of a Pesticide Tolerance

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 16

  Nov
  Comment Period

  Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk Analysis for the Importation of Fresh Coconut Fruit From Belize Into the United States

  Agriculture Department, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
• 20

  Nov
  Comment Period

  Almonds Grown in California; Amendment to the Marketing Order

  Agriculture Department, Agricultural Marketing Service
• 23

  Nov
  Comment Period

  Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection

  Agriculture Department, Unknown
• 23

  Nov
  Comment Period

  Glyphosate Open Literature Search To Inform Human Health Risk Assessment; Extension of Comment Period

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 23

  Nov
  Comment Period

  Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods: Enforcement Policy for Certain Retail Food Establishments and Restaurants; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability

  Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration
• 30

  Nov
  Hearing

  Sodium Salt of Acifluorfen; Pesticide Tolerance

  Environmental Protection Agency

December 2026

• 6

  Dec
  Comment Period

  Challenges and Solutions in Lot-Level Food Traceability; Public Meeting

  Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration
• 7

  Dec
  Comment Period

  United States Standards for Grades of Carcass Beef

  Agriculture Department, Agricultural Marketing Service
• 8

  Dec
  Comment Period

  Aluminum Foil From Armenia, Brazil, Oman, Russia, and Turkey; Institution of Five-Year Reviews

  International Trade Commission
• 9

  Dec
  Comment Period

  Substances Generally Recognized as Safe

  Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration
• 31

  Dec
  Effective Date

  Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Final 2026 and 2027 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish; 2026 Rockfish Program Cooperative Allocations

  Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• 31

  Dec
  Effective Date

  Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

  Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• 31

  Dec
  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

  Dec
  Effective Date

  Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of America, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of America; 2026 Recreational Season Announcement and Harvest Closure for Gag

  Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• 31

  Dec
  Effective Date

  Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer From North Carolina to Virginia

  Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• 31

  Dec
  Effective Date

  Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries; Closure of the Harpoon Category Fishery for 2026

  Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• 31

  Dec
  Effective Date

  Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher/Processors Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area

  Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• 31

  Dec
  Effective Date

  Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer From North Carolina to Massachusetts

  Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• 31

  Dec
  Effective Date

  Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

  Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• 31

  Dec
  Effective Date

  Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; North Atlantic Swordfish, South Atlantic Swordfish, North Atlantic Albacore, and Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Quotas

  Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• 31

  Dec
  Effective Date

  Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish; 2026 Illex Squid Quota Harvested

  Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• 31

  Dec
  Effective Date

  Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Central Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area

  Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• 31

  Dec
  Effective Date

  Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish Reserves in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area

  Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• 31

  Dec
  Effective Date

  Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Exchange of Flatfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area

  Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

January 2027

• 1

  Jan
  Effective Date

  Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2026 and 2027, Partial Waiver of 2025 Cellulosic Biofuel Volume Requirement, and Other Changes

  Environmental Protection Agency
• 1

  Jan
  Other

  Fisheries of the South Atlantic; 2026 South Atlantic Red Snapper Commercial Fishing Season

  Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• 1

  Jan
  Effective Date

  Sweet Cherries Grown in Designated Counties in Washington; Modification of Handling Regulations

  Agriculture Department, Agricultural Marketing Service
• 1

  Jan
  Effective Date

  Honey Packers and Importers; Increased Assessment Rate

  Agriculture Department, Agricultural Marketing Service
• 6

  Jan
  Other

  Minimum Wage for Federal Contracts Covered by Executive Order 13658, Notice of Rate Change in Effect for 2027

  Labor Department, Wage and Hour Division