Laws and Regulations Committee Update – December 30 – 31, 2019
Federal Register
Rules
Guidance:
Food Labeling: Serving Sizes of Foods That Can Reasonably Be Consumed at One Eating Occasion, Reference Amounts Customarily Consumed, Serving Size-Related Issues, Dual-Column Labeling, and Miscellaneous Topics
Filed on: 12/30/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/31/2019
FR Document:2019-27868 PDF 6 Pages (103 KB) Permalink
FDA
FDA Reopens Comment Period on Use of Ultrafiltered Milk in Certain Cheeses
Recalls
| Date | Brand | Product Description | Type | Reason/Problem | Company |
| 12/28/2019 | Cece’s® Veggie Co. | Veggie Ramen with Chicken Broth | Food & Beverages, Prepared Food | Product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes | Veggie Noodle Co. |
| 12/27/2019 | Sprout Unlimited | Clover Sprouts | Food & Beverages, Vegetable Products | May be contaminated with Escherichia coli O103 bacteria | Sprouts Unlimited |
FSIS
AskFSIS
Relationship between the HACCP Regulations and the Canning Regulations
NIH
Now Available: Scoop Newsletter on Vitamin and Mineral Upper Limits
@FrankYiannasFDA
- A New Year. A New Decade. A New Era of Smarter Food Safety. https://www.fda.gov/food/food-industry/new-era-smarter-food-safety … Stay tuned for more info early in 2020.
- ALERT: FDA’s investigation into 7 Listeria illnesses linked to hard-boiled eggs from Almark Foods continues with an update on the voluntary recall to include all eggs from their Georgia facility. Advice for consumers and recalled products to date: https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-listeria-monocytogenes-linked-hard-boiled-eggs-december-2019
@FDA_ORA
- FDA’s Special Agents/@TheJusticeDept: Canadian seafood wholesaler sentenced for illegally importing fish into the U.S. https://go.usa.gov/xpfaz
@FDArecalls
- Veggie Noodle Co. Recalls Cece’s Brand Product Because of Possible Health Risk https://go.usa.gov/xpFBd
- Sprouts Unlimited Inc. is Recalling Clover Sprouts in 4-ounce Packages Due to a Possible Health Risk https://go.usa.gov/xp64c
December 31, 2019
Federal Register
Environmental Protection Agency
Notices
Pesticide Registration Review:
- Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments for Several Pesticides
Filed on: 12/31/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 01/02/2020
FR Document: 2019-28340 PDF 6 Pages (142 KB) Permalink
- Proposed Interim Decisions for Several Triazines
Filed on: 12/31/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 01/02/2020
FR Document:2019-28339 PDF 5 Pages (200 KB) Permalink
- Revised Interim Registration Review Decision for Sodium Cyanide
Filed on:12/31/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 01/02/2020
FR Document: 2019-28337 PDF 3 Pages (131 KB) Permalink
FDA
FDA Issues Final Guidance on Serving Sizes, Dual-Column Labeling
Guidance
FSIS
Recalls
| Product Recalled | Date of Recall |
| 124-2019 J&J Distributing Recalls Salad Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens | Dec 30, 2019 |
@FrankYiannasFDA
- At #6, Transparency & Traceability. Instead of trying to forecast or predict it, let’s make it happen, together. #smarterfoodsafety #traceability https://progressivegrocer.com/freshdirect-forecasts-2020-food-trends
@FDAMedia
- FDA is providing a final guidance in Q&A format about requirements for dual column labeling & serving sizes on the new Nutrition Facts label. https://go.usa.gov/xpFn8
@FDAfood
- #RECALL – related to Almark Foods recall of egg products & potential #Listeria contamination https://go.usa.gov/xpHfV