Laws and Regulations Committee Update – July 29 – July 30, 2019

Federal Register

Agricultural Marketing Service

Notices

Meetings: Grain Inspection Advisory Committee

Filed on: 07/29/2019 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/30/2019

FR Document: 2019-16079  PDF

Food and Nutrition Service

Notices

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

Food Programs Reporting System

Filed on: 07/29/2019 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/30/2019

FR Document: 2019-16178 PDF

FDA

Recalls

Date	Brand Name(s)	Product Description	Product Type	Recall Reason Description	Company Name
07/26/2019	The Cookie Dough Cafe	Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bars	Food & Beverages,	Undeclared peanuts	Juju Bakes LLC dba The Cookie Dough Cafe
07/26/2019	Lennox	Pig ears	Animal & Veterinary,	Potential Salmonella contamination	Lennox Intl

CVM

FDA Approves Additional Indications for 35% PEROX-AID (hydrogen peroxide) for Use in Certain Finfish

FSIS

Recalls

Product Recalled	Date of Recall
080-2019 Premium Foods USA, Inc., Recalls Siluriformes Products Produced Without Benefit of Import Inspection	Jul 27, 2019
079-2019 Kent Quality Foods, Inc. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Sausage Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination	Jul 26, 2019

Jul 26, 2019 | PDF

• FSIS Modifies its Sample Scheduling Procedure for Raw Poultry Products to Reduce the Number of Uncategorized Establishments
• Tips for Faster Label Approval Process
• FSIS Posts Individual Category Status and Aggregate Results for Poultry Carcasses, Chicken Parts, and Comminuted Poultry Tested for Salmonella

NTP

Peer Review of Draft NTP Technical Reports on the Prenatal Developmental Toxicity Studies of 
Tris(chloropropyl) Phosphate (TCPP), 4-Methylcyclohexanemethanol (MCHM), Vinpocetine, and Dimethylaminoethanol Bitartrate (DMAE) 

@U.S. FDA

• Whether a product is a cosmetic or drug is determined by its intended use. Different laws apply to each. Firms sometimes violate the law by marketing a cosmetic w/ a drug claim or by marketing a drug as if it were a cosmetic. Learn how to protect yourself
• If an anti-aging cream or lotion claims to “treat or prevent varicose veins,” the product is a drug, not a cosmetic https://go.usa.gov/xy4qZ 

@FDA ORA

• The month of July = fish/seafood! #FDA “un-shells” shellfish (and fish) with a handy chart that compares the different types of fish & when it is safe to eat it. https://go.usa.gov/xmJ79 

@FDA FOOD

• #Seafood Lovers: If you smell sour, rancid, or fishy odors in raw or cooked seafood, DO NOT eat it. https://go.usa.gov/xmS9K 
• Williams Foods LLC Initiates a Voluntary Recall of Taco Seasoning Product Due to Possible Presence of Salmonella Contamination http://go.usa.gov/xys2y 
• Euphoria Fancy Food Inc. Issues Alert on Undeclared Sulfites in “tainy Vostoka Assorted Dry Fruits-Apple” http://go.usa.gov/xys2T 
• Pita Pal Foods, LP Recalls Various Hummus and Dips Due to Possible Health Risk http://go.usa.gov/xys2g 

@Frank Yiannis

• Thanks CDFA for the great partnership & all that you’re doing to further strengthen the safety of produce grown in your state. #collaboration @CDFAnews
•  r/t: Calif Food and Ag‏ @CDFAnews Jul 26
• #ProduceSafety Rule Update – CDFA sending questionnaires to smaller produce farms https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/egov/Press_Releases/Press_Release.asp?PRnum=19-047 … #agriculture #FoodSafety
• r/t Cornell Chronicle‏Verified account @CornellNews Jul 26
• \Says @foodsafetyprof (Martin Wiedmann) of @CornellCALS: The food supply will become safer as the food industry shifts to high-resolution, whole-genome sequencing – which at once examines the full DNA of a given organism.
• Artificial intelligence increasingly used to enhance recipes, flavor development, and understand ideal growing conditions. Implications for food safety? You bet. Let’s work on it, together. #SmarterFoodSafety

July 30, 2019

Federal Register

Agricultural Marketing Service

Notices Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Transportation and Marketing Program

Filed on: 07/30/2019 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/31/2019

FR Document: 2019-16273 PDF

Environmental Protection Agency

Registration Review Proposed Interim Decisions for Several Pesticides

Filed on: 07/30/2019 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/31/2019

FR Document: 2019-16315 PDF

AMS

USDA Settles a Case with Rafter B Livestock, LLC

USDA Reaches a Consent Decision and Civil Penalty with Allen Thompson, Jr. and Chuck Thompson

USDA Lifts PACA Reparation Sanctions on Arizona Produce Business

@US FDA

• The Cookie Dough Cafe Issues Allergy Alert on “Chocolate Chip Chilled Gourmet Edible Cookie Dough Bar” Due to Possible Peanuts in Product http://go.usa.gov/xy6Rr
• The Lennox Intl Inc is Voluntary Recalling Natural Pig Ears on July 26, 2019 http://go.usa.gov/xy6Up

@FDA ORA

• As a member of the Cybercrime Investigation Unit, in #FDAORA Dan Burke gets to work with the most experienced and talented people in federal law enforcement and interact with amazing scientific minds in a combined effort to do good. LEARN MORE: https://go.usa.gov/xy24  #IAmORA