The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominations from fluid milk processors and other interested parties for candidates to serve on the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board. The deadline for nominations is Jan. 14, 2022.

From the nominees, the Secretary of Agriculture will appoint six individuals to succeed members whose terms expire on June 30, 2022. Newly appointed members will serve three-year terms from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2025.

Effective January 15, 2022, the European Union (EU) is implementing additional animal health requirements for products transiting the EU to third countries. The USDA Export Verification Program for Products Transiting the EU is a voluntary, user-fee service available to meat and poultry slaughter facilities  to provide verification that meat and poultry meet the EU-transit animal health requirements. Neither further processors, nor fabricators or processors are required to meet the Program requirements.

On December 6, 2021, new dairy export certificates were made available for U.S. dairy product exports destined for the European Union (EU), including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) member countries Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.