Laws and Regulations Committee Update – December 1 – 2, 2021

December 1, 2021

Federal Register

Food and Drug Administration

Food Labeling: Notification Procedures for Statements on Dietary Supplements

Filed on: 12/01/2021 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/02/2021

FR Document:2021-26172  PDF 6 Pages (79.7 KB)  Permalink

[Note: Solicits comments on the information collection provisions of section 6 notices for dietary supplements]

FDA

Recalls

DateBrandDescriptionProduct TypeRecall ReasonCompany
11/30/2021Al KanaterTahiniFood & BeveragesSalmonellaInternational Golden Foods, Inc.

OMB

AGENCY: HHS-FDARIN: 0910-AI62Status: Pending Review
TITLE: Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption; Extension of Compliance Dates for Subpart E
STAGE: Proposed RuleECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
** RECEIVED DATE: 11/30/2021LEGAL DEADLINE: None  

USDA

USDA Announces Agricultural Outlook Forum Theme and Program

APHIS

USDA to Collaborate with Several Partners to Study Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Animal Health Context

FTC

6(b) Orders to File Special Report on the Competitive Impact of Supply Chain Disruptions in Consumer Goods

Twitter

@SOToxicology

Part of their colloquia series, SOT and @FDAfood are co-hosting “Arsenic and Children’s Health” on Dec. 1. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Registration is free and open for this live webcast: https://toxicology.org/events/shm/fda/FDAColloquia-2021-Dec1.asp

December 2, 2021

Federal Register

Food and Drug Administration

Rules

Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods

Filed on: 12/01/2021 at 11:15 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/03/2021

FR Document:2021-25716   PDF 337 Pages (973 KB)  Permalink

Notices

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

Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packaging, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption

Filed on: 12/02/2021 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/03/2021

FR Document: 2021-26261  PDF 7 Pages (82 KB)  Permalink

[Note: Solicits comments on the information collection associated with the standards for the growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce for human consumption.]

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Rules

Importation of Sheep, Goats, and Certain Other Ruminants

Filed on: 12/02/2021 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/03/2021

FR Document: 2021-26302  PDF 104 Pages (309 KB) Permalink

White House

Remarks by President Biden on the Nation’s Supply Chains

FDA

FSMA Final Rule on Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods (LAAF)

Recalls

DateBrandDescriptionProduct TypeRecall ReasonCompany
12/01/2021LivaOne and BioLifePetProbioticsFood & BeveragesPseudomonas aeruginosaLiva Global, Inc.

APHIS

APHIS Seeks Comments on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for Yellow Dragon Fruit (Selenicereus megalanthus) from Colombia for consumption into the United StatesAPHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the Importation of Sweet Potato from South Korea