News Article
Laws and Regulations Committee Update - November 6 - 7, 2019
Posted on November 08, 2019
Blog: Association of Food & Drug Officials (AFDO)
November 6, 2019
Federal Register
Environmental Protection Agency
Rules
Pesticide Tolerance for Emergency Exemption:
Dinotefuran
Filed on: 11/06/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 11/07/2019
FR Document: 2019-24268 PDF 19 Pages (130 KB) Permalink
FDA
FDA Continues Enforcement Discretion Policy Relevant to Certain Co-Manufacturers under FSMA
FDA Shares FY16–17 Microbiological Sampling Summary Report for Cucumbers
FDA
Warning Letters
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Posted Date |
Issue Date |
Company |
Issuing Office |
Subject |
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11/05/2019 |
10/08/2019 |
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition |
Acidified Foods/Emergency Permit Control/Adulterated |
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11/05/2019 |
10/16/2019 |
Office of Human and Animal Food Operations West Division 3 |
CGMP/Dietary Supplement/Adulterated |
Recalls
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Date |
Brand |
Product Description |
Product Type |
Reason/Problem |
Company |
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11/05/2019 |
Vegetable blends served at self-serve cold bar |
Food & Beverages, Vegetable Products |
Listeria monocytogenes |
Wegmans |
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11/05/2019 |
Stir Fry Blends |
Food & Beverages, Vegetable Products |
Listeria moncytogenes |
GHNW, LLC |
@FrankYiannasFDA
- · Only 15 days left to submit written comments on #FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety initiative. We’re looking for the best ideas from within & outside the boundaries of the agency, so please take the time to submit your comments. https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=FDA-2019-N-4187 …
@FDAfood
- · Guidance for Industry: continuation of enforcement discretion regarding certain supply-chain program requirements and co-manufacturer supplier approval and verification for human and animal food is extended until November 6, 2019. https://go.usa.gov/xpbTw #FSMA
- · Enforcement discretion gives brand owners more time to work with suppliers to adjust contracts so that supply-chain related info could be shared with co-manufacturers.
- · At lunch today, notice that many chain restaurants, coffee shops, and more now have calorie information on their menus. Compare calorie info before you order, then make the choice that’s right for you. #MenuLabel #HealthyEating http://www.fda.gov/caloriesonthemenu …
- · The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act #FSMA requires a program be established for testing of certain human & animal food by accredited labs. The public comment period is Nov 4 thru Mar 3 2020 https://go.usa.gov/xpT8p
- · FDA continues to take steps to modernize the food safety system & build upon improvements made by the original reqs of FSMA. It's important for us to look at ways to work together at every level of the gov't & private sector to act quickly when food safety issues are discovered.
@US_FDA
- · FDA developed a food enrichment program in the 1940s to help ensure foods enriched w/ vitamins were actually beneficial. And although we [love] #NationalDonutDay , FDA’s enrichment policies did not allow for the fortified donuts in this ad from the '40s. https://go.usa.gov/xpTnF
@FDArecalls
- · Wegmans Veggie Power Blend & Tofu Shiitake Slaw https://go.usa.gov/xpTd6
@FDAMedia
- · Today we released our Cucumber Sampling Report, as part of our ongoing effort to ensure food safety & prevent contaminated products from reaching consumers. As with all produce, consumers are advised to wash cucumbers before eating https://go.usa.gov/xpTn3
November 7, 2019
Federal Register
Proposed Rules
Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Department of Agriculture
Filed on: 11/07/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 11/08/2019
FR Document: 2019-24082 PDF 15 Pages (273 KB) Permalink
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Rules
Eligibility of the People's Republic of China to Export to the United States Poultry Products from Birds Slaughtered in the PRC
Filed on: 11/07/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 11/08/2019
FR Document: 2019-24234 PDF 34 Pages (372 KB) Permalink
FDA
Beware! FDA Name Used Fraudulently in Phishing Attempt
Recalls
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Date |
Brand |
Product Description |
Product Type |
Reason/Problem |
Company |
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11/06/2019 |
Cold Smoked Salmon |
Food & Beverages, |
Clostridium botulinum |
Mill Stream Corp. |
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11/06/2019 |
Multiple Products |
Food & Beverages, |
Multiple Products |
Whole Foods Market |
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11/05/2019 |
Vegetable Trays & Broccoli florets |
Food & Beverages, |
Listeria monocytogenes |
Meijer |
FSIS
Recalls
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Product Recalled |
Date of Recall |
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Nov 06, 2019 |
AMS
USDA Cites Huxtable’s Kitchen Inc. in California for PACA Violations
USDA Files Action Against Versa Marketing Inc. in California for Alleged PACA Violations
OEHHA
Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) in Drinking Water
- · PUBLIC HEALTH GOAL INITIATION WEBINAR: OEHHA is hosting a webinar on November 15, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (PST), to provide the public with the opportunity to hear and ask questions about the toxicological and epidemiological data for evaluating the health risks of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in drinking water.
- · PUBLIC HEALTH GOAL INITIATION NOTICE AND DATA CALL-IN: At the request of the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), OEHHA is initiation the development of public health goals for PFOA and PFOS in drinking water.
@FrankYiannasFDA
- · A New Era of Smarter Food Safety is an idea whose time has come – not only in the US but around the world. Examples from the EU, Smarter Rules for Safer Food (https://bit.ly/2rmSlmZ ) & in Australia, Dairy Tech 2022 (https://bit.ly/36FdJUy ) #smarterfoodsafety
@FDA_ORA
- · #TBT 1959: 3 weeks before Thanksgiving, FDA announced that chemists discovered a toxin (aminotriazole) in the cranberry crop. Cranberries cleared for sale at this time were the only product ever to correctly boast they had been tested & cleared "by FDA." http://bit.ly/2Q18zsK
@FDArecalls
- · Ghnw, LLC Voluntarily Recalls Mushroom Stir Fry Blend and Stir Fry Blend Because of Possible Health Risk in Oregon and Washington States https://go.usa.gov/xpbTr