Laws and Regulations Committee Update 5/3 – 5/4, 2018
May 3, 2018
Federal Register
Rules
Food Labeling: Revision of the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels and Serving Sizes of Foods That Can Reasonably Be Consumed At One Eating Occasion; Dual-Column Labeling; Updating, Modifying, and Establishing Certain Reference Amounts Customarily Consumed; Serving Size for Breath Mints; and Technical Amendments; Extension of Compliance Dates
Filed on: 05/03/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/04/2018
FR Document: 2018-09476 PDF 27 Pages (243 KB) Permalink
Agricultural Marketing Service
Proposed Rules
National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard
Filed on: 05/03/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/04/2018
FR Document: 2018-09389 PDF 106 Pages (827 KB) Permalink
FDA
Food Information That’s Pro Market and Pro Consumer
Recalls
| Date | Brand Name | Product Description | Reason/ Problem | Company |
| 04/21/2018 | Happy Harvest | Canned leaf spinach | potential presence of peanuts/product mislabeling | McCall Farms, Inc |
CVM
New Web Page Focuses on the Foods and Veterinary Medicine Program’s Science and Research to Support Food and Feed Safety
FSIS
JBS USA, Inc. Recalls Ground Beef Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
AskFSIS
Use of a Continuous Monitoring Device to monitor a Critical Limit
What is contained on the information panel and what are the location requirements, e.g., right side, left side, or in conjunction with the ingredient statement or signature line, for the nutrition information?
Where should the nutrition information be placed on the label?
Can a pressure sensitive sticker that includes the necessary terms be used to update labels?
Why are labels for products bearing Child Nutrition statements excluded from blanket approvals?
Will consumers be confused to see a gram weight of zero in conjunction with 1 percent Daily Value (DV) for the same nutrient and should the percent DV be expressed as zero in these cases?
When percent Daily Values (DV) for protein and potassium are included on the nutrition panel on foods for adults and children over 4 years, where is the Daily Reference Value (DRV) information placed?
AMS
Idaho Firm Posts $100,000 Employment Bond
May 4, 2018
Federal Register
Rules
Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals: Marine Microalgae
Filed on: 05/04/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/07/2018
FR Document: 2018-09636 PDF 7 Pages (110 KB) Permalink
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
National Universal Product Code Database
Filed on: 05/04/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/07/2018
FR Document: 2018-09625 PDF 6 Pages (92 KB) Permalink
Environmental Protection Agency
Rules
Tolerance Exemptions: Duddingtonia flagrans strain IAH 1297
Filed on: 05/04/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/07/2018
FR Document: 2018-09647 PDF 18 Pages (418 KB) Permalink
Konjac glucomannan
Filed on: 05/04/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/07/2018
FR Document: 2018-09649 PDF 16 Pages (407 KB) Permalink
Pesticide Petitions: Residues of Diquat in or on Crop Group 6C, Dried Shelled Pea and Bean (Except Soybean); Correction
Filed on:05/04/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/07/2018
FR Document: 2018-09648 PDF 5 Pages (353 KB) Permalink
Withdrawal of Proposed Rules; Discontinuing Several Rulemaking Efforts Listed in Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
Filed on: 05/04/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date:05/07/2018
FR Document: 2018-09206 PDF 13 Pages (114 KB) Permalink
FDA
FDA Extends Nutrition Facts Label Compliance Dates
Recalls
| Date | Brand Name | Product Description | Reason/ Problem | Company |
| 05/02/2018 | Golden Flake, Good Health, UTZ, Weis | Tortilla Chips | Undeclared Milk | Quality Foods, LLC |
AskFSIS
PHIS FSIS Authority to Access Establishment Records
What does FSIS consider to be the surface area available to bear labeling?
Does the statement of limited use that a food preparation establishment adds to labeling in lieu of cooking instructions need to be on the principal display panel?
What is the status of a product that has always used a label that is too small to accommodate a nutrition label, i.e., a 2″ X 2″ tag attached to a stick of dry sausage which may weigh anywhere from 0.75 to 10 pounds?
Can nutrition labeling be included on a multi-layer label or as a foldout or pamphlet attached to the primary label for products under the mandatory program?
AMS
USDA Seeks Comments on Proposed Rule for National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard
Proposed Bioengineered Labels (pdf)
USDA Files Action Against Valley Produce Corp. in Georgia for Alleged PACA Violations