Laws and Regulations Committee Update – July 10 – 13, 2020

July 17, 2020 in Federal Register Updates

July 10, 2020

Federal Register

Food and Drug Administration

Rules

Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption:

Vitamin D2 Mushroom Powder

Filed on:07/10/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date:07/13/2020

FR Document: 2020-13822 PDF 19 Pages (121 KB) Permalink

FDA

Cyclospora: Bagged Salad (June 2020) (July 9 Update)

Recalls

DateBrandDescriptionProduct TypeRecall ReasonCompany
07/09/2020SundialHerbal Products/Dietary SupplementsFood & Beverages, Spices, Flavors &  SaltsMisbranding & Unapproved New DrugsSundial Herbal Products

APHIS

APHIS Announces Availability of Funding to Combat Chronic Wasting Disease

AMS

Additional Commodities Eligible for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

@FrankYiannasFDA

  • ·       Enjoyed a fireside chat with Bob Carpenter at this year’s @GS1Connect. Learn more about a) lessons learned during the pandemic, b) need for a more interoperable food system & c) FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety. @GS1_US Watch > https://youtu.be/wRODg3uSFLs
  • ·       RT @pewhealth: “We were anticipating that 20% of groceries would be ordered online by 2023. That benchmark may have been blown out of the water by consumers sheltering in place,” says @US_FDA’s Frank Yiannas.
  • ·       RT @CDCgov: OUTBREAK UPDATE: 303 more cases in Cyclospora outbreak linked to recalled bagged salad mixes. Brands include Fresh Express, ALDI Little Salad Bar, Giant Eagle, Hy-Vee, Jewel-Osco Signature Farms, ShopRite Wholesome Pantry, Walmart Marketside. https://bit.ly/2O6yAYS

@US_FDA:

  • ·       A New Era is coming…

@FDAfood

  • ·       OUTBREAK UPDATE: @US_FDA continues traceback investigation of multistate outbreak of Cyclospora infections potentially linked to salad products made by Fresh Express containing iceberg lettuce, red cabbage, & carrots. @CDC_gov  has updated the case count.
  • ·       The U.S. FDA has issued several food & beverage-related temporary guidance and recommendations effective during the COVID19 pandemic. View the current documents: https://go.usa.gov/xwSQY
  • ·       RT @ConsumerFed: #ICYMI: CFA’s Virtual National Food Policy Conference later this month will feature a keynote from the FDA’s Commissioner of Food & Drugs, @SteveFDA. Register below for #CFAFPC to hear from him and others in this two-day, virtual-only event. https://consumerfed.org/cfa_events/national-food-policy-conference/
  • ·       RT @EPA: #EPAat50: EPA has made great strides in waste reduction & recycling over our first 50 years, but food waste is still the largest waste stream headed to landfills. We aim to cut this in half by 2030 with the help of our federal & private sector partners. https://epa.gov/sustainable-management-food
  • ·       What to do if you have #COVID19 confirmed positive or exposed workers in your food production, storage, or distribution operations regulated by FDA? – several translations available. https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-during-emergencies/what-do-if-you-have-covid-19-confirmed-positive-or-exposed-workers-your-food-production-storage-or

@SecretarySonny

COVID-19 opened the eyes of many people as to where their food comes from. As the leaders of our food safety regulations, @FrankYiannasFDA & @USDAFoodSafety Dr. Brashears shed an interesting light on how we kept our food supply safe during the pandemic https://usda.gov/sonnyside

July 13, 2020

Federal Register

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Notices

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

National Veterinary Accreditation Program

Filed on: 07/13/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/14/2020

FR Document: 2020-15103 PDF 4 Pages (65 KB) Permalink

  • –          Petition to Manufacture Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccine in the United States

Filed on: 07/13/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/14/2020

FR Document: 2020-15031 PDF 5 Pages (80.7 KB) Permalink

Food and Drug Administration

Notices

Guidance

Use of The Seafood List to Determine Acceptable Seafood Names

Filed on: 07/13/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/14/2020

FR Document: 2020-15146 PDF 5 Pages (70.5 KB) Permalink

FDA

FSIS

Constituent Updates

  • –          Jul 10, 2020 | PDF
  • Dr. Mindy Brashears Guest on Secretary Perdue’s Podcast
  • FSIS Sponsored Study Published in Journal of Food Protection
  • Establishment-Specific Datasets Now Available
  • FSIS Extends Deadline for Temporary Allowances for Labels Going to Retail
  • FSIS to Post Updated Dataset on Import Refusals

USDA

@FrankYiannasFDA

  • ·        Join us on Monday, July 13, at 1 pm Eastern, here (https://bit.ly/2Zkc8Sn), so we can start this journey, TOGETHER, into the New Era of Smarter Food Safety. https://t.co/E0XSfUSMCZ?amp=1
  • ·        Enjoyed a fireside chat with Bob Carpenter at this year’s @GS1Connect. Learn more about a) lessons learned during the pandemic, b) need for a more interoperable food system & c) FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety. @GS1_US Watch > https://youtu.be/wRODg3uSFLs
  • ·        RT @USDAfoodSafety: “Our food supply chain is resilient”, FSIS Under Secretary Dr. Mindy Brashears as she joined @SecretarySonny and @FrankYiannasFDA to discuss keeping the food supply chain safe during COVID. Listen here: https://usda.gov/sonnyside
  • ·        RT @GS1_US: Hear about the ‘New Era of Smarter #FoodSafety’ straight from the @US_FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response, @FrankYiannasFDA

@FDAfood

@SecretarySonny

  • ·        RT @WhiteHouse: The Farmers to Families Food Box is boosting food supply and preventing waste, @SecretarySonny writes! @USDA is “supporting America’s farmers and producers by partnering with distributors to buy food that would otherwise go uneaten.” https://t.co/DnYAnHHEmd?amp=1

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