Laws and Regulations Committee Update – July 31, 2020

July 31, 2020

Federal Register

Food and Drug Administration

Notices:

• –          Food Safety Modernization Act Domestic and Foreign Facility Reinspection, Recall, and Importer Reinspection Fee Rates for Fiscal Year 2021

Filed on: 07/30/2020 at 11:15 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/03/2020

FR Document: 2020-16838 PDF 12 Pages (89.2 KB) Permalink

• –          Food Safety Modernization Act Third-Party Certification Program User Fee Rate for Fiscal Year 2021

Filed on: 07/30/2020 at 11:15 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/03/2020

FR Document: 2020-16846 PDF  13 Pages (83.9 KB) Permalink

• –          Food Safety Modernization Act Voluntary Qualified Importer Program User Fee Rate for Fiscal Year 2021

Filed on: 07/29/2020 at 4:15 pm Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/03/2020

FR Document: 2020-16791 PDF 11 Pages (80.9 KB) Permalink

Guidance:

• –          Documents Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019; Availability

Filed on: 07/31/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/03/2020

FR Document: 2020-16852 PDF 15 Pages (112 KB) Permalink

FDA

• –          What do U.S. exporters of FDA-regulated food products need to consider related to COVID-19? (Updated Q&A)
• –          FDA Announces New Protocol for the Development and Registration of Treatments for Preharvest Agricultural Water
• –          FDA Announces FY2021 Fee Rates for Voluntary Qualified Importer Program and Third-Party Certification Program

FSIS

Recalls

Product Recalled	Date of Recall	Retail Distribution List
018-2020 JBS Food Canada ULC Recalls Raw Boneless Beef Products Distributed without Benefit of Import Re-inspection	Jul 30, 2020	Posted

AMS

• –          USDA Issues a Default Decision Against Scott Deters, d.b.a. Scott Deters Livestock Company for Violations of the Packers and Stockyards Act
• –          USDA Restricts PACA Violators in New York and Texas from Operating in the Produce Industry
• –          Free “USDA PACA” App Now Available for Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Users

FNS

• –          USDA Announces Award for New Milk Incentive Program  

@FrankYiannasFDA

• –          Today, FDA & EPA released a new protocol for the development & registration of treatments for the control of microbial contaminants in preharvest agricultural water. This is a new tool that will help strengthen produce safety. #SmarterFoodSafety
• –          RT @IFT: Earlier this month, @US_FDA entered a New Era for Smarter #FoodSafety and @FrankYiannasFDA spoke in depth about its four pillars at #SHIFT20. Learn more: https://shift20.iftevent.org/posts/smarter-food-safety-will-be-tech-enabled-people-led?utm_content=135844351&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-15130873

@US_FDA

• –          We updated our webpage on food safety and #COVID19. It has a new Question and Answer for industry titled, “What do U.S. exporters of FDA-regulated food products need to consider related to COVID-19?” https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-during-emergencies/food-safety-and-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19#import/export

@FDAfood

• –          There is currently no evidence of human or animal food or food packaging being associated with transmission of #COVID19. Learn how to protect yourself and your family while shopping for & preparing food during the pandemic: https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-during-emergencies/shopping-food-during-covid-19-pandemic-information-consumers

@SecretarySonny

• –          Another big sale reported to China. Largest corn sale to China ever, and third largest to any country. Lots of potential to grow our ag sales to China – we expect a big shipping season this fall. https://fas.usda.gov/newsroom/private-exporters-report-sales-activity-china-and-unknown-destinations-99