Laws and Regulations Committee Update – February 21 – 25, 2020
Federal Register
Agricultural Marketing Service
Notices
Request for Nominations:
Peanut Standards Board
Filed on: 02/21/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/24/2020
FR Document: 2020-03526 PDF 4 Pages (152 KB) Permalink
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
- Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures and Pathogen Reduction/Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
Filed on: 02/21/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/24/2020
FR Document: 2020-03555 PDF 9 Pages (137 KB) Permalink
- Voluntary Destruction of Imported Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products
- Filed on: 02/21/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/24/2020
FR Document: 2020-03552 PDF 8 Pages (217 KB) Permalink
FDA
FDA Withdraws Outdated Compliance Policy Guides Related to Animal Food and Drugs
USDA
Secretary Perdue Announces New Innovation Initiative for USDA
AMS
OMB/OIRA
| AGENCY: USDA-AMS | RIN: 0581-AD68 | Status: Concluded |
| TITLE:Changes to Reporting Requirements–Vegetable and Specialty Crop Imports; and Other Clarifying Changes–Fruit, Vegetable, and Specialty Crop Import Regulations | ||
| STAGE: Final Rule | ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No | |
| RECEIVED DATE: 10/07/2019 | LEGAL DEADLINE: None | |
| ** COMPLETED: 02/20/2020 | COMPLETED ACTION: Consistent with Change |
CSPI
CSPI Urges FDA Enforcement Action on Televangelist Jim Bakker’s Fake Coronavirus “Cure”
@FrankYiannasFDA
- To succeed in these modern times, we need more modern approaches. FDA’s Blueprint for a New Era of Smarter Food Safety will outline work we’ll undertake to leverage, among other things, technology to create a safer, traceable, & more digital food system. Stay tuned. #AgOutlook
- RT @GS1Connect: .@FrankYiannasFDA will reveal the @US_FDA’s four key pillars created to advance the FDA’s implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act at #GS1Connect20. http://ow.ly/XaCN30qj0Oc
@SecretarySonny
- @USDA‘s Ag Innovation Agenda is a department-wide initiative to align resources, programs, and research to position American agriculture to better meet future global demands. It’s a solution for farmers, consumers, and the environment. More HERE: https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/02/20/secretary-perdue-announces-new-innovation-initiative-usda …
- We plan to accomplish the Ag Innovation Agenda in 4 parts: aligning research, integrating programs, reviewing metrics & data, and setting benchmarks to track progress #USDAInnovation #AgOutlook
- @cjhartnett joined me today at #AgOutlook to talk about the private sector’s role in helping farmers harness the power of innovation to increase efficiency. Today, @USDA set forth bold goals for our mission to do right and feed everyone. #USDAInnovation
@FDAMedia
- FDA is continuing plans to modernize food standards of identity by reopening the comment period on principles to use when considering whether to establish, revise or eliminate a SOI. https://go.usa.gov/xdPxY
@FDAfood
- Looking for up-to-date notifications on food #recalls? Outbreaks? Sign-up for email alerts & updates OR follow us on here @FDAFood, OR bookmark our list https://go.usa.gov/xdP9f
- Foods like milk chocolate, bread & even ketchup all have standards of identity, which describe in detail what a food product must contain, how it must be proportioned & often how it must be manufactured.
- Many food standards of identity are now 75+ years old, and FDA feels the time is right to finalize general principles related to establishing, revising and eliminating an SOI.
February 24, 2020
Federal Register
Environmental Protection Agency
Proposed Rules
Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
Filed on: 02/24/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/25/2020
FR Document: 2020-03637 PDF 4 Pages (84.2 KB) Permalink
Proposed Rules
Filing of Food Additive Petition:
Unilever
Filed on: 02/24/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/25/2020
FR Document: 2020-03728 PDF 2 Pages (76.4 KB) Permalink
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Procedures for the Notification of New Technology and Requests for Waivers
Filed on: 02/24/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/25/2020
FR Document: 2020-03764 PDF 9 Pages (137 KB) Permalink
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Rules
National Veterinary Accreditation Program
Filed on: 02/24/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/25/2020
FR Document: 2020-03718 PDF 14 Pages (294 KB) Permalink
FDA
Recalls
| Date | Brand | Product Description | Type | Reason/Problem | Company |
| 02/21/2020 | Moonstruck | Praline Pecan & Ginger Element Bar in Dark Chocolate | Food & Beverages, | Undeclared milk | Moonstruck Chocolate Co. |
FSIS
Constituent Updates
Feb 21, 2020 | PDF
- FSIS Lifts Suspension on Brazil’s Exports of Raw Intact Beef Products to the U.S.
- FSIS Posts Individual Category Status and Aggregate Results for Poultry Carcasses, Chicken Parts, and Comminuted Poultry Tested for Salmonella
AMS
USDA Issues Packers and Stockyards Complaint Against Michael Austin Hand
Florida Firm Posts $1 Million Dollar Surety Bond to Obtain PACA License
NIH/ODS
NIH Seeks Candidates for Office of Dietary Supplements Director
Food and Water Watch
USDA is Rolling Out the Red Carpet to Listeria
Iowa General Assembly Again Fails to Deliver Solution to Factory Farm Crisis
@FrankYiannasFDA
- Digitalization is critical to creating a safer, smarter, & traceable food system. Audio clips from my talk at USDA’s 2020 Ag Forum. Let’s create a New Era of Smarter Food Safety, together.
- RT @thepacker: The USDA predicts fresh #fruit and #vegetable #imports will grow by 53% by 2029 compared with 2020.
- RT @FoodChemNews: Digitalization key to improving ag, food sector safety, efficiency: FDA’s Yiannas http://bit.ly/2T7s7Pz #FoodRegulation
@FDA_ORA
- #DYK that FDA and our state regulatory partners inspect farms, large and small? LEARN MORE about how the #ProduceSafety Rule affects farm inspections in this #FDAVoices article: https://go.usa.gov/xd3mr #FSMA
- Check canned goods for damage like swelling, leakage, & dents! LEARN tips to help you steer clear of #foodborne illnesses: https://go.usa.gov/xp6gW #CannedFoodMonth
February 25, 2020
Federal Register
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Notices
Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:
Field Testing of a Vaccine for Use Against Bursal Disease and Marek’s Disease
Filed on: 02/25/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/26/2020
FR Document: 2020-03830 PDF 5 Pages (177 KB) Permalink
Notices
Meetings:
- Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods
Filed on: 02/25/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/26/2020
FR Document: 2020-03823 PDF 8 Pages (217 KB) Permalink
- Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues
Filed on: 02/25/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/26/2020
FR Document: 2020-03824 PDF 2 Pages (164 KB) Permalink
FDA
February 24, 2020 – Coronavirus Update: FDA steps to ensure quality of foreign products
Recalls
| Date | Brand | Product Description | Type | Reason/Problem | Company |
| 02/24/2020 | Up2 and Bow & Arrow | Up2 THERE IS NO OTHER All Natural Libido for Men & Women Dietary Supplement and Bow and Arrow libido enhancer for men | Dietary Supplements, | Product is tainted with sildenafil | Med Man Distribution |
| 02/24/2020 | Sierra Soups | Pasta e Fagioli | Food & Beverages, Allergens, Soup | Product contains undeclared gluten | Sierra Soups |
FSIS
Notices
| Number | Title | Date Issued | Expiration Date |
| 09-20 | Eligibility of Brazil to Export Raw Intact Beef to the United States | Feb 24, 2020 | Mar 01, 2021 |
AMS
USDA Cites Write On Marketing Inc. in California for PACA Violations
@FrankYiannasFDA
- What FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety means for produce, by @ProduceBlueBook https://www.producebluebook.com/2020/02/24/what-fdas-new-era-of-smarter-food-safety-means-for-produce/ … #smarterfoodsafety
@SecretarySonny
- On my recent trip to Europe, it was clear that my European counterparts and European farmers share our desire to improve the sustainability of agriculture & food production. We need to work together to achieve environmental, social & economic sustainability to feed the world.
@FDAfood
- ICYMI – The Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP) is accepting applications from qualified importers https://www.access.fda.gov/ ! #VQIP participants who achieve & maintain a safe & secure supply chain enjoy expedited review & US importation of foods https://go.usa.gov/xdZju
- RT @FoodSafetyMag: How will FDA & USDA coordinate regulatory oversight of human food products derived from the cells of poultry & livestock using cell-culture technology? http://bit.ly/2HPXOYb
@FDA_ORA
- #DYK that FDA and our state regulatory partners inspect farms, large and small? LEARN MORE about how the #ProduceSafety Rule affects farm inspections in this #FDAVoices article: https://go.usa.gov/xd3mr #FSMA