Laws and Regulations Committee Update – December 7 – 8, 2020
December 7, 2020
Federal Register
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Filed on: 11/30/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/01/2020
FR Document: 2020-26391 PDF 3 Pages (80.8 KB) Permalink
- Collections related to the APHIS Export Health Certificate for Animal Products
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Electronic Records; Electronic Signatures
Filed on: 11/30/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/01/2020
FR Document: 2020-26487 PDF 4 Pages (82.9 KB) Permalink
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Recordkeeping of D-SNAP Benefit Issuance and Commodity Distribution for Disaster Relief
Filed on: 11/30/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/01/2020
FR Document: 2020-26375 PDF 6 Pages (123 KB) Permalink
FDA
Recalls
| Date | Brand Name(s) | Description | Product Type | Recall Reason | Company |
| 11/28/2020 | Fresh Attitude | Baby spinach | Food & Beverages | Salmonella | Vegpro International |
NIH/ODS
Consumer Fact Sheet on Chromium
Fall Scoop Newsletter on Botanical Supplements
@FrankYiannasFDA
- [RT @FoodSafetyMag]: During the second public meeting to discuss the proposed rule entitled, “Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods,” the FDA expressed their intent to extend the comment period for the information collection provisions. https://www.foodsafetymagazine.com/news/fda-signals-that-it-intends-to-extend-comment-period-for-the-food-traceability-information-collection-provisions/
@SteveFDA
- We recently launched our new “Vaccine Development 101” webpage with a lot of great info on vaccines. https://fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/development-approval-process-cber/vaccine-development-101…Here’s a short explanation of how vaccines work.
December 8, 2020
Federal Register
Agricultural Marketing Service
Notices
– Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Filed on: 12/07/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/08/2020
FR Document:2020-26882 PDF 4 Pages (84 KB) Permalink
o AMS request for extension and revision for the currently approved information collection for reporting and recordkeeping under the U.S. Grain Standards Act
– Designation of Amarillo Grain Exchange, Inc. to provide Class X or Class Y Weighing Services
Filed on: 12/07/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/08/2020
FR Document: 2020-26881 PDF 2 Pages (61.9 KB) Permalink
FDA
Recalls
| Date | Brand | Product | Product Type | Recall Reason | Company |
| 12/06/2020 | Market of Choice | Sour Cherry Baked Brie | Food & Beverages | Undeclared almonds | Market of Choice |
| 12/04/2020 | Canyon Bakehouse | Canyon Bakehouse Mountain White Bread and Canyon Bakehouse Everything Bagels | Food & Beverages | Potential presence of gluten. | Flowers Foods, Inc. |
AMS
USDA Section 32 Fresh Fluid Milk & Butter Purchase Program Announced
OMB
| AGENCY: USDA-AMS | RIN: 0581-AD81 | Status: Concluded |
| TITLE: Undue and Unreasonable Preferences and Advantages Under the Packers and Stockyards Act | ||
| STAGE: Final Rule | ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No | |
| RECEIVED DATE: 08/28/2020 | LEGAL DEADLINE: None | |
| ** COMPLETED: 12/04/2020 | COMPLETED ACTION: Consistent with Change |
FDA
GRAS Notices
| GRN No. | Substance | Date of closure | FDA’s Letter |
| 902 | Neohesperidin dihydrochalcone | Nov 23, 2020 | FDA has no questions (in PDF)8 (409 kB) |
@FDAfood
- Do you create new recipes for your blog, cookbook, or loved ones? Simply adding food safety tips can help encourage others to cook their foods safely. Check out easy ways that you can incorporate food safety information in your next recipe. https://go.usa.gov/xGhW4
- Attention, essential food workers, everyone from the field to the manufacturer to the warehouse to the grocery store shelves – your good health is important! Protect yourself from the seasonal flu by getting a flu shot now. https://go.usa.gov/x7VTb #FightFlu
@FDAfood
- The holiday season is officially here! Use the Nutrition Facts Label to help you navigate food choices for you and your loved ones during the holiday season. https://go.usa.gov/x7Nbf
@SecretarySonny
- RT @IvankaTrump: I’m incredibly proud to have worked w/ @SecretarySonny to ensure ALL Americans have access to nutritious, fresh food grown on small farms. “SNAP recipients are patronizing farmers markets at record rates, thanks to USDA changes”- WaPo https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/03/snap-pandemic-ebt-farmers-markets/