Laws and Regulations Committee Update – August 18 – 20, 2021
August 18, 2021
Federal Register
Agricultural Marketing Service
Proposed Rules
Exceptions to Geographic Boundaries
Filed on: 08/18/2021 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/19/2021
FR Document: 2021-17609 PDF 21 Pages (156 KB) Permalink
Notices
Revision of United States Standards for Grades of Watermelons
Filed on: 08/18/2021 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/19/2021
FR Document: 2021-17814 PDF 4 Pages (107 KB) Permalink
FDA
Outbreak Investigation of Salmonella Weltevreden: Shrimp (April 2021)
Dockets
- FDA-2021-P-0909, Citizen Petition from Donavan Melton, Requests that the FDA to comply with FOIA law and post publicly on the FDA FOIA reading room all documents requested through various FOIA requests pertaining to HPP Being A Kill Step For Raw Pet Food Under FDA Regulatory Authority.
Warning Letters
| Posted Date | Issue Date | Company | Issuing Office | Subject |
| 08/17/2021 | 08/09/2021 | Midwestern Pet Food | Center for Veterinary Medicine | CGMP/Food for Animals/Prepared, Packed or Held Under Insanitary Conditions/Adulterated |
| 08/17/2021 | 07/16/2021 | Transu Investment Group, LLC | Division of Southwest Imports | Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
| 08/17/2021 | 07/29/2021 | 1st Phorm LLC | Office of Human and Animal Food West Division II | Unapproved New Drugs/Misbranded |
| 08/17/2021 | 08/03/2021 | Productos Bredy USA LLC | Division of Southwest Imports | Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
| 08/17/2021 | 07/22/2021 | YemenUSA Inc. | Division of Northern Border Imports | Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
@FDAfood
- #Outbreak recall update: Avanti Frozen Foods of India expanded its recall of frozen cooked #shrimp to include frozen cooked shrimp products imported into the U.S. from Nov ’20 to May ’21. The updated list of products is here: http://go.usa.gov/xF2X3
- With the expanded recall, downstream recalls have been initiated for sushi products containing recalled shrimp, sold in the state of California. Consumers, restaurants, and retailers should not eat, sell, or serve recalled shrimp.
August 20, 2021
FDA
FDA Approves First Generic Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium for Oral Suspension for Use in Cats and Dogs
FSIS
Reflecting on 25 Years of HACCP
USDA
@FDAfood
- Keep this in mind as you use the #NewNutritionFactsLabel: The serving size is not a recommendation of how much to eat. Read more about how to use the label. http://go.usa.gov/x6Hxk
- @US_FDA
- encourages the leadership & management of food facilities to support worker vaccinations. When an essential worker gets a #COVID19 vaccine, they protect themselves, their families, co-workers, and their communities. https://go.usa.gov/xH5dq #WeCanDoThis
- Learn how GMOs are regulated for safety in the U.S. https://go.usa.gov/xF73f #FeedYourMind
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