Laws and Regulations Committee Update – February 19 – 20, 2020
Federal Register
Agricultural Marketing Service
Proposed Rules
Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West:
Salable Quantities and Allotment Percentages for the 2020-2021 Marketing Year
Filed on: 02/19/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/20/2020
FR Document: 2020-03008 PDF 33 Pages (383 KB) Permalink
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Professional Standards Training Tracker Tool
Filed on: 02/19/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/20/2020
FR Document: 2020-03370 PDF 6 Pages (33.3 KB) Permalink
FDA
Outbreak Investigation of Salmonella Javiana: Fruit Mix (December 2019) (February 18, 2020 Update)
Warning Letters
| Posted Date | Issue Date | Company Name | Issuing Office | Subject |
| 02/18/2020 | 12/26/2019 | Fujian Guangyang Egg Industry Company Limited | Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) | Low Acid Canned Food Regulation/Adulterated |
| 02/18/2020 | 01/08/2020 | Apia Export Fish Packers LTD | Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) | Seafood HACCP/CGMP for Foods/Adulterated |
| 02/18/2020 | 02/05/2020 | R-Garden LLC | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations West VI | CGMP/Dietary Supplement/Adulterated/Misbranded |
| 02/18/2020 | 02/06/2020 | Mission LLC | Division of West Coast Inports | Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
APHIS
APHIS Restores Online Animal Welfare Act Records
USDA
Secretary Perdue Joins Western Hemisphere Ag Ministers for Session at Agricultural Outlook Forum
USDA Files Action Against Bain Distributors Inc. for Alleged PACA Violations
Food & Water Watch
USDA is Clearly Hiding Something About the New Swine Inspection System
@US_FDA
- FDA has pioneered ways to detect Cyclospora, developing new methods to test for Cyclospora in produce and water – including a major advance that resulted in a novel, validated method to test agricultural water for the presence of the parasite. https://go.usa.gov/xdXye
@FDAfood
- DYI – your tablet, cell phone, & laptop could be a #foodsafety hazard? Check out findings of the FDA analysis from the 2016 Food Safety Survey, focus groups, & scientists at FDA who study consumer food safety behavior http://go.usa.gov/xUGre #FoodSafety2019
- Be kind to yourself. Reduce sodium (salt) in your diet. It is the single most effective step you can take towards better nutritional health. https://www.fda.gov/media/84261/download … #KindnessDay
@SecretarySonny
- RT @govkristinoem: My life changed forever when we lost my dad in a grain bin accident, and while farmers are often in a hurry to get things done, nothing is worth losing a life. This #grainbinsafetyweek, I want to encourage producers to evaluate safety procedures on their farms and ranches.
February 20, 2020
Federal Register
Agricultural Marketing Service
Proposed Rules
Tomatoes Grown in Florida:
Marketing Order No. 966 and Referendum Order
Filed on: 02/20/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/21/2020
FR Document: 2020-03369 PDF 18 Pages (329 KB) Permalink
Proposed Rules
Food Standards:
General Principles and Food Standards Modernization
Filed on: 02/20/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date:02/21/2020
FR Document: 2020-03437 PDF 11 Pages (115 KB) Permalink
Notices
Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standard
Filed on: 02/20/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/21/2020
FR Document: 2020-03464 PDF 11 Pages (121 KB) Permalink
FDA
FDA Reopens Comment Period on General Principles for Food Standards Modernization
Hepatitis A: Fresh Conventional Blackberries (December 2019) (February 19, 2020 Update)
Recalls
| Date | Brand | Product Description | Type | Reason/Problem | Company |
| 02/19/2020 | Kroger | Sweet & Mesquite BBQ Potato Chips | Food & Beverages, | Undeclared milk | Saratoga Potato Chips, LLC |
@FrankYiannasFDA
- Consensus standards, such as GS1, play a key role in creating a common language that facilitates the creation of digitized, safer, & smarter supply chains. That’s why I’m delighted to be giving opening keynote @GS1Connect 2020. #smarterfoodsafety
- Looking forward to the discussion today at @USDA 2020 Agricultural Outlook Forum where I’ll be participating in a panel discussion about the future of a smarter & safer food system #AgOutlook
@SecretarySonny
- RT @USDA: The Agriculture Innovation Agenda demonstrates our commitment to the continued success of U.S. farmers, ranchers, producers & foresters #USDAInnovation #AgOutlook
- RT @USDA: #AgOutlook: Secretary Perdue, “USDA will do our part to stimulate innovation so that American agriculture can work toward the shared goal of increasing U.S. agricultural production by 40% while cutting the environmental footprint of U.S. ag in half by 2050.” #USDAinnovation
- RT @USDA: #AgOutlook: Secretary Perdue, “rural broadband is one of the most transformative things we can do when it comes to infrastructure.” #USDAinnovation
@FDAfood
- Show your some love during #HeartMonth. Learn how the new Nutrition Facts label can help you take charge of your #hearthealth http://go.usa.gov/xdjNd
@FDA_ORA
- #DYK that all commercial processors of low-acid canned foods intended for sale in the U.S. must register their processing plants with FDA? See the guidance documents & regulatory info: https://go.usa.gov/xp6gB #CannedFoodMonth #PublicHealth