Laws and Regulations Committee Update – July 14 – 15, 2020

July 14 , 2020

Federal Register

Agricultural Marketing Service

Notices

Opportunity for Designation:

Fargo, ND, Area

Filed on: 07/14/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/15/2020

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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Notices

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

Johne’s Disease in Domestic Animals

Filed on: 07/14/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/15/2020

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FDA

• –          FDA Launches New Era of Smarter Food Safety Initiative, Releases Blueprint and Pilot Study
• –          CPG Sec 540.750 – Use of The Seafood List to Determine Acceptable Seafood Names

Recalls

Date	Brand Name	Description	Type	Recall Reason	Company
07/13/2020	Ultralyx	12% Protein Sheep feed	Animal & Veterinary, Livestock Feed	Elevated levels of copper	Ridley Block Operations
07/13/2020	Blumen	Hand Sanitizer	Drugs,	Undeclared Methanol	4e Brands North America
07/13/2020	Wegmans	Pecan Blend Trail Mix	Food & Beverages, Allergens, Snack Food Item	Undeclared Almonds and Walnuts	Flagstone Foods, LLC

HHS/NTP

• –          NTP Update – July 2020 now available

APHIS

• –          APHIS Seeking Public Comment on a Request to Produce FMD Vaccine on U.S. Mainland

AMS

• –          USDA Appoints 24 Members to Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee

CSPI

• –          USDA Urged to Protect Kids from Digital Food Marketing on Online Learning Platforms

@FrankYiannasFDA

• ·       Today, we released our blueprint for FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety Initiative. We’re not talking about things that can’t be done. They’re already happening. Watch today’s announcement http://shorturl.at/dhOSW & read the blueprint here: https://www.fda.gov/food/new-era-smarter-food-safety
• ·       RT @GS1_US: @FrankYiannasFDA @US_FDA shares how the ‘New Era of Smarter #FoodSafety‘ will transform the food #supplychain by creating a #digital, #traceable and safer food system.

@SteveFDA

• ·       #ICYMI: Today, we announced the New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint. Our goal with the New Era initiative is to create a smarter and safer food system. You can read more about our plans or watch the video announcement here: https://www.fda.gov/food/new-era-smarter-food-safety
• ·       Our experience during the pandemic have shown us that the Blueprint involves ideas whose time has come. Implementing them will protect the food supply and it will allow us to change as our world changes and food technology evolves.

@FDAfood

• ·       FDA today issued a final Compliance Policy Guide regarding use of The Seafood List to determine whether a seafood name is acceptable. https://go.usa.gov/xf2Ge

July 15, 2020

FDA

• –          Grade “A” Milk Search (GAMS) System
• –          FDA Issues Four Draft Guidances To Help Facilitate the Development of New Animal Drug Products
• –          FDA Revises Draft Guidance on Animal Drugs Intended for Minor Uses and Minor Species

Warning Letters

Posted Date	Issue Date	Company	Issuing Office	Subject	Response Letter	Closeout Letter
07/14/2020	03/10/2020	Delori Industrial Co., Ltd.	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)	Acidified Foods / Emergency Permit Control / Adulterated / Misbranded	N/A	07/15/2020

AMS

• –          U.S., Japan Expand Organic Trade Opportunities, Livestock Added to Trade Arrangement
• –          USDA Files Action Against B & B Organics Inc. in Indiana for Alleged PACA Violations
• –          USDA Announces $4.8 Million Available for Fiscal Year 2020 Micro-Grants for Food Security Program (MGFSP)
• –          USDA Approves Hemp Production Plans for Minnesota, Tennessee, Puerto Rico

@FrankYiannasFDA

• ·       Thanks @afdonews.  We look forward to our continued collaboration to advance food safety for consumers nationwide. A New Era of Smarter Food Safety, TOGETHER. https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2020/07/nations-food-drug-officials-association-gives-fda-blueprint-thumbs-up/
• ·       RT @NewFoodMag: @US_FDA has launched the New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint, an outline of the work that the FDA plans to undertake over the next decade to modernise #foodsafety approaches and bend the curve of #foodborne illness. https://newfoodmagazine.com/news/114244/new-era-of-smarter-food-safety-blueprint-launched-by-the-fda/
• ·       RT @AFDOnews: Steve Mandernach, AFDO Executive Director, weighs in on the FDA’s Blueprint for Smarter Food Safety in Supermarket News. https://supermarketnews.com/food-safety/fda-unveils-tech-focused-blueprint-safer-us-food-supply-chain?cid=
• ·       RT @IFT:
• o   A lack of traceability is an Achilles heel to today’s food system. @FrankYiannasFDA #SHIFT20
• o   Before COVID, we were interested in seeing that more consumers were buying more food online. Research indicated that online grocery shopping would have a 20% share of consumer food spending within the next few years. @FrankYiannasFDA  #SHIFT20
• o   It’s impossible to improve food safety, even with the best technology and best-laid plans, if you can’t influence and change human behavior. @FrankYiannasFDA #SHIFT20
• o   “It’s the soft stuff [soft sciences] that’s the hard stuff.” @FrankYiannasFDA #SHIFT20
• o   Imagine being able to scan a bag of lettuce at the store and know where it’s from in seconds. Imagine getting a text alerting you to the fact that something in your pantry, something you’ve purchased, is now under recall. @FrankYiannasFDA #SHIFT20
• o   These things are already being done in business sectors around the world. The question isn’t, is this being done, the question is, do we have the fortitude, the strength, the passion to get on with this? @FrankYiannasFDA #SHIFT20

@FDA_ORA

• ·       Don’t share & don’t swap eye cosmetics – even with your best friend! Another person’s germs may be hazardous to you. LEARN the do’s and don’ts for eye cosmetic safety. https://go.usa.gov/xvSQx #WhatDoesFDAReglate
• ·       Does FDA have a definition for “organic” cosmetics? No, “organic” is not defined in the laws or the regulations that FDA enforces. https://go.usa.gov/xwtXC

@FDAfood

• ·       FDA’s new Nutrition Facts Label reflects our greater understanding of links between #diet & chronic #disease. See how this info can help you make healthier food choices. https://go.usa.gov/xwrdu
• ·       #FoodSafety questions during #COVID? Call our food safety experts for help 888-SAFE-FOOD. We’re open M-F 10am-4pm EST or contact us on-line https://go.usa.gov/xvuYd