Laws and Regulations Committee Update 6/11 – 6/13, 2018
Federal Register
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Irradiation in Production, Processing, and Handling of Food
Filed on: 06/11/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/12/2018
FR Document: 2018-12614 PDF 4 Pages (86.1 KB) Permalink
Qualified Facility Attestation
Filed on: 06/11/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/12/2018
FR Document: 2018-12615 PDF 6 Pages (94.5 KB) Permalink
Guidance:
General Principles for Evaluating Human Food Safety of New Animal Drugs Used in Food-Producing Animals
Filed on: 06/11/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/12/2018
FR Document: 2018-12607 PDF 6 Pages (101 KB) Permalink
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Filed on: 06/11/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/12/2018
FR Document: 2018-12585 PDF 7 Pages (99 KB) Permalink
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Goat 2019 Study
Filed on: 06/11/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/12/2018
FR Document: 2018-12589 PDF 5 Pages (26.8 KB) Permalink
Agricultural Marketing Service
Rules
Inspection Application Requirements
Filed on: 06/11/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/12/2018
FR Document: 2018-12538 PDF 7 Pages (201 KB) Permalink
FDA
FDA Investigating Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Adelaide Infections Linked to Pre-Cut Melons
Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities; Veterinary Feed Directive
Recalls
Date | Brand Name | Product Description | Reason/Problem | Company |
06/09/2018 | Caito Food, Reaniassance Food Group, Open Acres, more | Fresh cut cantaloupe, honeydew melon, watermelon, more | potential to be contaminated with Salmonella | Caito Foods |
FSIS
Venda Ravioli, Inc. Recalls Meat Ravioli Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection
Tyson Foods Inc. Recalls Breaded Chicken Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Jun 08, 2018 | PDF
- Comment Period for the Proposed Rule to Amend Egg Products Inspection Regulations Ends on June 13
- Reminder: FSIS Webinar on Individual Salmonella Category Status for Poultry Parts and Comminuted Poultry
APHIS
APHIS Wildlife Services Conducts First Field Trial of Feral Swine Toxic Bait; Plans Modifications to Mitigate Hazards to Non-Target Species
@FDAfood, @US_FDA, @SGottliebFDA, @FDA_ORA, @FDAMedia, @FDAanimalhealth, @FDArecalls
- #FDAORA issues #warningletter to South Carolina pecan processing facility for violations of regulations for ready-to-eat foods. Among other things, ORA inspection revealed insect and rodent activity in the facility: https://go.usa.gov/xQGsc #youvebeenwarned
- Fish for dinner? Here are some easy to follow safety steps for when you buy, prepare, & store #fish http://go.usa.gov/3z7px #foodsafety
- #FDA, CDC and partners are investigating a Salmonella Adelaide outbreak in five Midwestern states linked to pre-cut cantaloupe, watermelon or fruit salad mix with melon. https://go.usa.gov/xQHPC
- #FDA has identified Caito Foods, LLC, a company specializing in fresh produce distribution and fresh food processing nationwide, as a source. Investigation is ongoing; we will release more info. as it becomes available. https://go.usa.gov/xQHPC
- Caito Foods, LLC has agreed to recall fruit salad mixes that contain pre-cut watermelon, honeydew melon, cantaloupe and fresh-cut fruit medley products containing one of these melons. https://go.usa.gov/xQHPC
- Consumers should not eat the recalled, cut mixed fruit from Caito Foods LLC. People who think they might have symptoms of a Salmonella infection should contact a healthcare professional. https://go.usa.gov/xQHPC
- Caito Foods, LLC Voluntarily Recalls Fresh Cut Melon Products Because of Possible Health Risk http://dlvr.it/QWlDb5
- New Salmonella outbreak: 60 people sick in 5 states linked to pre-cut melon sold at several stores. Read CDC’s outbreak notice: http://bit.ly/2sJ9WmV
- 1/2 In the Sunday @nytimes reporter Coral Davenport cites FDA’s earlier decision to disband a single food advisory committee (one of the 50+ #FDA adcoms the agency maintains) which hadn’t met since 2015 and was replaced by the FDA Science Board as evidence of ‘anti science bias.’
- 2/2 The decision to disband that single adcom of dozens and dozens of advisory committees we maintain was made by FDA career leadership for sound scientific and programmatic reasons; and FDA will always promote science based decision making and seek the counsel of expert advisors
- #FDA has identified Caito Foods, a company specializing in fresh produce distribution and fresh food processing nationwide, as source of a salmonella outbreak related to pre-cut cantaloupe, watermelon or fruit salad mix with melon. http://go.usa.gov/xQHPC
- Building on our new guidance asserting dietary supplements made of pure or highly concentrated caffeine in powder or liquid forms are generally unlawful when sold directly to consumers in bulk packaging; we sent warning letters to makers of these products
- Important advice for people in GA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MO, NC, OH: Check fridge and freezer for recalled pre-cut melon linked to Salmonella outbreak: http://bit.ly/2Meh7vh @CDCgov
June 12, 2018
Federal Register
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Child Nutrition Program Operations Study-II
Filed on: 06/12/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/13/2018
FR Document: 2018-12650 PDF 7 Pages (48.3 KB) Permalink
FDA
Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities; Qualified Facility Attestation
AMS
National Academies
Harmonization of Approaches to Nutrient Reference Values: Applications to Young Children and Women of Reproductive Age
Global Harmonization of Methodological Approaches to Nutrient Intake Recommendations: Proceedings of a Workshop
@FDAfood, @US_FDA, @SGottliebFDA, @FDA_ORA, @FDAMedia, @FDAanimalhealth, @FDArecalls
- #FDAORA issues #warningletter to South Carolina manufacturing facility for selling unapproved new drugs, adulterated & misbranded dietary supplements, & foods containing unapproved food additives: https://go.usa.gov/xQGsx #youvebeenwarned
- The discussion – pre-market safety assessments performed for foods from #genetically engineered plants & scientific factors important when considering whether metabolic profiling data would have utility/ added value in food safety assessments from #genetically engineered plants
- FDA, CDC and partners are continuing to investigate a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella linked to products that contain watermelon, honeydew melon, cantaloupe & fresh-cut fruit medley containing melon: https://go.usa.gov/xQHPC
- #FDA worked to trace products potentially linked to this outbreak back to one distribution facility based on the patient information received by CDC and our state partners. FDA initiated an inspection of facility that cut the melon and Caito Foods recalled implicated products.
- #FDA and CDC are continuing to investigate this Salmonella outbreak and will share more information as it becomes available.
- Who is at the highest risk for foodborne illness? Children under 1 year, older adults, the immune-compromised, and pregnant women. Learn about food safety for high-risk populations in this #FDAConsumerUpdate: https://go.usa.gov/xQURw
June 13, 2018
Federal Register
Agricultural Marketing Service
Rules
Change in Assessment Rate Computation:
Peanut Promotion, Research, and Information Order
Filed on: 06/13/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/14/2018
FR Document: 2018-12731 PDF 19 Pages (159 KB) Permalink
Rules of Practice and Procedure Governing Marketing Orders and Marketing Agreements, and Research, Promotion, and Information Programs
Filed on: 06/13/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/14/2018
FR Document: 2018-12722 PDF 11 Pages (140 KB) Permalink
Environmental Protection Agency
Proposed Rules
Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
Filed on: 06/13/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/14/2018
FR Document: 2018-12801 PDF 7 Pages (339 KB) Permalink
Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
Filed on: 06/13/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/14/2018
FR Document: 2018-12807 PDF 6 Pages (293 KB) Permalink
Notices
Pesticide Product Registrations:
Applications for New Active Ingredients
Filed on: 06/13/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/14/2018
FR Document: 2018-12813 PDF 5 Pages (216 KB) Permalink
Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations:
Difenacoum
Filed on: 06/13/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/14/2018
FR Document: 2018-12815 PDF 7 Pages (92.3 KB) Permalink
FDA
Recalls
Date | Brand Name | Product Description | Reason/Problem | Company |
06/12/2018 | Dave’s Pet Food | 95% Premium beef cans | Potential that product contains elevated levels of beef thyroid hormone | Dave’s Pet Food |
USDA
USDA Extends Application Deadline for Dairy Margin Protection Program to June 22
FSIS
J Bar B Foods Recalls Beef Sausage Products due to Adulterated and Misbranded Ingredient
NIH-ODS
Calendar of ODS Events at ASN’s Nutrition 2018
@FDAfood, @US_FDA, @SGottliebFDA, @FDA_ORA, @FDAMedia, @FDAanimalhealth, @FDArecalls
- Planning a BBQ, cookout or outdoor event? Use our 5 #foodsafety tips: Clean, Separate, Cook, Chill & Watch the Time: https://go.usa.gov/xQURS
- Important advice for people in GA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MO, NC, OH: Check fridge and freezer for recalled pre-cut melon linked to Salmonella outbreak: http://bit.ly/2Meh7vh
- Do you prepare your baby food fresh daily? Know how long you can keep it to avoid waste and protect your baby! #FoodSafety http://FoodSafety.gov/children
- #FDA has added Iowa to the list of states that received potentially contaminated melon products from Caito Foods linked to the ongoing Salmonella outbreak. For a list of products: https://go.usa.gov/xQHPC
- Consumers should not eat and discard the recalled fresh cut watermelon, honeydew melon, cantaloupe, and fresh-cut fruit medley products containing any of these melons: https://go.usa.gov/xQHPC
- Update on the Salmonella outbreak in pre-cut melon: FDA has added Iowa to the list of states that received potentially contaminated product from Caito Foods, LLC. For a list of products: https://go.usa.gov/xQHPC
- RECALL UPDATE: Check your refrigerator for pre-cut melon, especially if purchased in GA, IA, IL, KY, MI, MO, NC, & OH, it may be linked to Salmonella #outbreak. Throw away or return to place of purchase. https://go.usa.gov/xQFqA
- Dave’s Pet Food Voluntarily Recalls 95% Premium Beef Canned Dog Food Due to Potentially Elevated Levels of Thyroid Hormone http://dlvr.it/QX57Br