Laws and Regulations Committee Update – August 3 – 5, 2021
August 3, 2021
Federal Register
Environmental Protection Agency
Rules
Pesticide Tolerances:
Zeta-Cypermethrin
Filed on: 08/03/2021 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/04/2021
FR Document: 2021-16189 PDF 32 Pages (168 KB) Permalink
Notices
Request for Information:
Buy American in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program
Filed on: 08/03/2021 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/04/2021
FR Document: 2021-16479 PDF 8 Pages (126 KB) Permalink
FDA
- [Note: Update on sampling assignment for lettuce grown in Salinas Valley, CA]
Recalls
Date | Brand Name | Product Description | Product Type | Recall Reason Description | Company Name |
08/02/2021 | 365 Skinny | High Intensity Pills and Emergency Boutique | Dietary Supplements | Product contains sibutramine | Je Dois L’avoir Boutique |
08/02/2021 | Nature’s Sunshine | Love & Peas Protein Rich Meal Replacement | Food & Beverages | Undeclared milk | Nature’s Sunshine |
08/02/2021 | Golden Natural Product Inc. | Dried Apricot | Food & Beverages | Undeclared sulfites | Golden Natural Product Inc. |
@FrankYiannasFDA
- Today FDA provided an update on a sampling assignment to collect and test lettuce grown in Salinas Valley, California for the presence of pathogens that have been linked to outbreaks of foodborne illness https://go.usa.gov/xF9tr
- Maintaining surveillance during the growing and harvesting season is helpful to informing our leafy greens prevention efforts, specifically those outlined in the FDA’s Leafy Green Action Plan, which we updated in April.
August 4, 2021
Federal Register
Agricultural Marketing Service
Proposed Rules
Termination of Marketing Order and Change in Import Requirements:
Onions Grown in South Texas and Imported Onions
Filed on: 08/04/2021 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/05/2021
FR Document: 2021-16495 PDF 18 Pages (126 KB) Permalink
FDA
Warning Letters
Posted Date | Issue Date | Company Name | Issuing Office | Subject |
08/03/2021 | 07/20/2021 | 2m Associates, Inc. | Division of Northeast Imports | Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
08/03/2021 | 06/30/2021 | Green City Distribution | Division of Northern Border Imports | Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
August 5, 2021
FDA
- [Note: This MOU between FDA and FSIS facilitates the exchange of information about dual jurisdiction establishments and operations (DJEs) between FDA and FSIS. The DJEs under this MOU are limited to human food operations and exclude animal food operations, which are regulated by the FDA.]
FSIS
Special Alert: Constituent Update – August 4, 2021
- [Note: Announcing measures to Protect FSIS Inspection Personnel from COVID-19 Infection effective August 9, 2021.]
GAO
After-Action Findings and COVID-19 Response Revealed Opportunities to Strengthen Preparedness
@FrankYiannasFDA
- FDA signed a MOU with @USDA to enhance the exchange of information about dual jurisdiction establishments & operations for human food operations. It excludes animal food operations because they are regulated by the FDA. https://go.usa.gov/xF5P7
- This MOU reflects a concerted, modern approach to the exchange of information to allow more efficient use of resources from both agencies and to improve public health protection.