Laws and Regulations Committee Update – August 5 – 6, 2020

August 5, 2020

Federal Register

Environmental Protection Agency

Notices

Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations and Amend Registrations to Terminate Certain Uses:

Tetrachlorvinphos

Filed on: 08/05/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/06/2020

FR Document: 2020-17114 PDF 7 Pages (108 KB) Permalink

Food and Drug Administration

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

• –          Channels of Trade Policy for Commodities with Residues of Pesticide Chemicals, for which Tolerances have been Revoked, Suspended, or Modified by the Environmental Protection Agency Pursuant to Dietary Risk Considerations

Filed on: 08/05/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/06/2020

FR Document:2020-17174 PDF 7 Pages (83.8 KB) Permalink

• –          Establishing and Maintaining a List of Manufacturers/Processors of Feed Additives, Premixes, Compound Feed, Distillers’ Dried Grains, and Distillers’ Dried Grains with Solubles for Use with Animals with Interest in Exporting to The People’s Republic of China

Filed on: 08/05/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/06/2020

FR Document: 2020-17161 PDF  4 Pages (77.9 KB) Permalink

• –          Extralabel Drug Use in Animals

Filed on: 08/05/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/06/2020

FR Document: 2020-17197 PDF 6 Pages (70 KB) Permalink

• –          Temporary Marketing Permit Applications

Filed on: 08/05/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/06/2020

FR Document: 2020-17168 PDF 3 Pages (76 KB) Permalink

Guidance:

• –          Inorganic Arsenic in Rice Cereals for Infants

Filed on: 08/05/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date:08/06/2020

FR Document:2020-17169 PDF 7 Pages (90.8 KB) Permalink

FDA

Recalls

Date	Brand	Product Description	Product Type	Recall Reason	Company
08/04/2020	H-E-B	Blue Cheese Salmon Burgers	Food & Beverages,	Undeclared wheat	H-E-B

Warning Letters

Posted Date	Issue Date	Company	Issuing Office	Subject
08/04/2020	05/18/2020	Pasha Food Distribution USA, Inc.	Division of West Coast Imports	Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP)
08/04/2020	07/21/2020	New Life International	Center for Veterinary Medicine	Unapproved Chloroquine Phosphate Product
08/04/2020	07/21/2020	Fishman Chemical of North Carolina, LLC	Center for Veterinary Medicine	Unapproved New Animal Drug Products
08/04/2020	07/28/2020	Kaymile Trading, Inc.	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)	Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP)
08/04/2020	07/29/2020	Ventura Terra Garden Inc.	Division of West Coast Imports	Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP)

AMS

• –          USDA Proposes Rule to Strengthen Enforcement of Organic Standards
• –          USDA Cheese Purchase Program Announced
• –          USDA Announces Milk Donation Reimbursement Program Application Deadline for Fiscal Year 2021

@FDAfood

• –          #COVID19 impacts many of our daily routines, including how we shop for & prepare food. As we adjust, it is important to think about how to eat healthy. FDA’s updates to the Nutrition Facts Label can help you learn more about the foods you’re eating. https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/tips-good-nutrition-and-using-updated-nutrition-facts-label-during-coronavirus-pandemic
• –          Have you visited your local farmer’s market yet this summer? Enjoy the abundance of fresh fruit & vegetables. Find your state’s markets here http://go.usa.gov/xQw99  #FarmersMarketWeek
• –          RT @NJDOH: Are you prepared for a power outage? Follow these food safety tips: – Keep refrigerator ,freezer doors closed as much as possible; – Use a food thermometer to check the temp of your food before consuming; – Throw away food with temps of 40+ degrees http://nj.gov/health
• –          Don’t just rely on the date label that appears on a package to know if a food is still ok to eat. Look at and smell the food for signs of spoilage. For info on date labels and maximizing the shelf life of your food, check out https://go.usa.gov/xw8PR

August 6, 2020

Federal Register

Food and Drug Administration

Proposed Rules

Request for Information:

Consumption of Certain Uncommon Produce Commodities in the United States; Establishment of a Public Docket

Filed on: 08/05/2020 at 4:15 pm Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/10/2020

FR Document: 2020-16800 PDF 9 Pages (85.6 KB) Permalink

FDA

• –          FDA Takes Action to Limit Inorganic Arsenic Levels in Infant Rice Cereal
• –          FDA Issues Final Guidance for Industry on Action Level for Inorganic Arsenic in Infant Rice Cereals
• –          Guidance for Industry: Action Level for Inorganic Arsenic in Rice Cereals for Infants

FSIS

• –          FSIS Issues Public Health Alert For Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry Products Containing FDA-Regulated Onions that have been Recalled due to Possible Salmonella Newport Contamination
• –          FSIS Directive 10000.1 Revision 1 (Policy on Use of Results from Non-FSIS Laboratories)

AMS

• –          USDA Cites Trinity Fresh Distribution LLC, in California for PACA Violations
• –          USDA Proposes Changes to Reporting Requirements for Walnuts Grown in California
• –          Kiwifruit Growers Vote to Continue Federal Marketing Order

USDA

• –          USDA Extends Deadlines, Defers Interest Accrual Due to COVID-19

@FrankYiannasFDA

• ·       In a decentralized & interdependent food system, it’s critical we create ways to ‘democratize data & share information” so that multiple food system participants can get smarter, more resilient, and efficient, TOGETHER, rather than alone. It CAN be done. https://t.co/flct9tLURI?amp=1

@SecretarySonny

• ·       Tune in to tomorrow’s episode of the Sonnyside of the Farm to hear about @USDA’s innovative partnership with @BaylorCoHP & @MclaneGlobal to feed rural kids affected by the Coronavirus
• ·       With help from our partners across the country, @USDA has delivered more than 50million Farmers to Families Food Boxes to those in need. Thanks @JoinClemens and everyone else in the Philadelphia community for making this program such a success.

@FDAfood

• ·       RT @FightBAC: Imagine thousands of people across the U.S. making your go-to family meal! Only 12 days left to enter the #SafeRecipeContest. Deadline 8/17. http://bit.ly/SafeRecipeContest… #health #nutrition #educators #dietitians #teachers #RD #foodsafety #recipes #recipe #30MinuteMeals
• ·       Happy #NationalOysterDay! Be cautious when eating them. Some people w/certain medical conditions are at high risk of becoming ill from eating #RawOysters. Inform yourself/loved ones re: risks associated w/the bacteria Vibrio vulnificus: https://go.usa.gov/xweQt #FoodSafety