Laws and Regulations Committee Update – August 20 – 21, 2020
August 20, 2020
Federal Register
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Notices
Meetings:
National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
Filed on: 08/20/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/21/2020
FR Document: 2020-18389 PDF 9 Pages (134 KB) Permalink
Drug Enforcement Administration
Rules
Implementation of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
Filed on: 08/20/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/21/2020
FR Document: 2020-17356 PDF 24 Pages (160 KB) Permalink
Environmental Protection Agency
Rules
Pesticide Tolerances:
Flupyradifurone
Filed on: 08/20/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/21/2020
FR Document: 2020-17153 PDF 16 Pages (118 KB) Permalink
FDA
FDA and OSHA Team Up to Publish Checklist to Assist Food Industry During COVID-19
Employee Health and Food Safety Checklist for Human and Animal Food Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Outbreaks
Salmonella: Bagged Peaches (August 2020)
Recalls
| Date | Brand | Product Description | Type | Reason/ Problem | Company |
| 08/19/2020 | Hello Fresh | Onions | Food & Beverages, Produce, Foodborne Illness | hello@hellofresh.com | HelloFresh |
| 08/19/2020 | Wawona and Organic | Assorted Peaches (Loose Bulk and Packaged) | Food & Beverages, | Potential Salmonella enteritidis | Aldi |
Warning Letters
| Posted Date | Issue Date | Company | Issuing Office | Subject |
| 08/19/2020 | 08/17/2020 | PA Green Wellness LLC dba A Predictive Biotech Certified Facility | Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research | Unapproved and Misbranded Product Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) |
| 08/19/2020 | 08/17/2020 | Predictive Biotech | Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research | Unapproved and Misbranded Product Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) |
USDA
USDA Appoints New Members to Food Safety Advisory Committees
@FrankYiannasFDA
- · OUTBREAK ALERT: the FDA, along with CDC, state & local partners, is investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections potentially linked to bagged peaches sold at ALDI stores in multiple states. Learn more. https://fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-salmonella-enteritidis-bagged-peaches-august-2020
- · [retweet @pewtrusts] “If we don’t go into a food safety situation looking to find the root cause, how can we expect to fix it?” Root cause analyses can identify why food safety systems failed and how to improve them to prevent contamination and outbreaks. https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis
@FDArecalls
- · Urgent Onion Recall Notification https://go.usa.gov/xfu67
August 21, 2020
Federal Register
Rules
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program:
2008 Farm Bill Provisions on Clarification of Split Issuance; Accrual of Benefits and Definition Changes
Filed on: 08/21/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/24/2020
FR Document: 2020-16403 PDF 39 Pages (152 KB) Permalink
FDA
Recalls
| Date | Brand | Description | Type | Reason/Problem | Company |
| 08/20/2020 | Wawona and Organic | Assorted Peaches (Loose Bulk and Packaged) | Food & Beverages, | Potential Salmonella enteritidis | Aldi |
| 08/20/2020 | FLORANCE MORRIS | Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer, 70% Alcohol | Drugs | Potential Methanol Contamination | Grupo Asimex de Mexico SA de CV |
| 08/20/2020 | Whole Foods Market | 8-20-2020, Whole Foods Market | Food & Beverages, Allergens, Bakery Product/Mix | Undeclared Soy | Whole Foods Market |
| 08/20/2020 | Southern Grove | Mixed Nuts Less than 50% Peanuts | Food & Beverages, | Undeclared brazil nuts | Superior Nut Company |
Warning Letters
| Posted Date | Issue Date | Company | Issuing Office | Subject |
| 08/20/2020 | 08/19/2020 | Living Senior, LLC | Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | CDER | Unapproved and Misbranded Products Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) |
AMS
USDA Determines Individual Not Responsibly Connected to Florida Violator
@FrankYiannasFDA
- · [retweet @milkovich_matt] #FDA‘s Frank Yiannas: “folks like you have been on the front lines … food security is also national security.” #AppleOutlook2020
@US_FDA
- · FDA and OSHA developed the Employee Health and Food Safety Checklist for Human and Animal Food Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic. The checklist will help the food industry with operational changes it may have as a result of #COVID19.
- · We issued a warning letter to Predictive Biotech, Inc. for marketing CoreCyte, an unapproved product claiming to mitigate, prevent, treat diagnose and/or cure #COVID19. FDA & FTC issued a separate letter to PA Green Wellness, LLC, regarding CoreCyte.
- · FDA, in conjunction with FTC, issued a warning letter to Living Senior, LLC for selling cannabidiol (CBD) products with misleading claims they can mitigate, prevent, treat, diagnose, or cure #COVID19 in people.
@FDA_ORA
- · Meet Clarice Ahn. She supervises a team of import consumer safety officers who play a critical role in examining products & making admissibility decisions on #COVID19 related products that are imported daily. https://go.usa.gov/xfJVW #IAmORA #ORAOnTheFrontlines
@FDArecalls
- · Grupo Asimex De Mexico SA de CV Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of All Lots of Florence Morris Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer Due to Presence of Methanol (Wood Alcohol) and Sub-Potent Ethanol https://go.usa.gov/xfJmW
ALDI Voluntarily Recalls Assorted Peaches from Wawona Packing Company LLC Due to Possible Salmonella Enteritidis Contamination https://go.usa.gov/xfJm3