Friday’s edition of the Federal Register contains new environmental rules for dentists, labeling requirements for hard cider, and a shift on catfish standards.
Here’s what is happening:
Hard cider: The Department of the Treasury is moving forward with new hard cider labeling requirements.
The Treasury Department’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau announced Thursday that it is expanding the “definition of ‘hard cider’ ” to include more wines.
{mosads}These products will be subject to new labeling requirements and the hard cider tax rate.
The temporary rule goes into effect immediately.
Catfish: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is backing down from new catfish standards.
The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service announced last July it was considering new grading standards for catfish but said Thursday the agency “will not proceed with the development” of the standards after receiving complaints.
The grading standards would have been voluntary.
The decision goes into effect immediately.
Dentists: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving forward with rules for dentists.
Dentists will be required to “reduce discharges of mercury from dental offices into municipal sewage treatment plants,” the agency said Thursday.
The EPA estimates this could reduce discharge of more than 10,000 pounds of mercury each year.
The rule goes into effect in 30 days.