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
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
@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