Laws and Regulations Committee Update – June 17, 2019
Federal Register
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Rules
Scrapie in Sheep and Goats; Correction
Filed on: 06/17/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/18/2019
FR Document: 2019-12820 PDF 2 Pages (156 KB) Permalink
Environmental Protection Agency
Rules
Tolerance Exemption:
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subspecies plantarum strain FZB42
Filed on: 06/17/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/18/2019
FR Document: 2019-12748 PDF 9 Pages (166 KB) Permalink
Notices
Meetings:
2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
Filed on: 06/17/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/18/2019
FR Document: 2019-12806 PDF 7 Pages (203 KB) Permalink
Federal Register
NOTE federal register website has not yet updated. I will circulate an update in the afternoon if relevant documents are posted.
FDA
FDA is Committed to Sound, Science-based Policy on CBD
FDA Releases Decoding the Food Code: Information to Assist the User, an Online Based Training Module
Recalls
| Date | Brand | Product Description | Reason/Problem | Company |
| 06/14/2019 | WinCo Foods | Frozen Red Raspberries | Norovirus | WinCo Foods, LLC |
| 06/14/2019 | Pillsbury BEST | Flour | E.coli | Hometown Food Company |
| 06/14/2019 | Lay’s | Potato Chips | Undeclared Milk | Frito-Lay North America |
| 06/14/2019 | Parivar | Dry Dates | High Sulfite Content | SHIVAM DISTRIBUTORS |
GRAS Notices
| GRN No. | Substance |
| 847 | Lactobacillus plantarum ECGC 13110402 |
| 846 | Rebaudioside M |
| 845 | Lactobacillus rhamnosus LGG |
| 844 | Algal oil (55% docosahexaenoic acid) from Schizochytrium sp. strain FCC-3204 |
| 843 | Algal oil (35% docosahexaenoic acid) from Schizochytrium sp. strain FCC-1324 |
| 842 | Maltogenic alpha-amylase |
| 841 | Saccharomyces cerevisiae expressing L-lactate dehydrogenase from Rhizopus oryzae |
| 840 | Lactobacillus paracasei strain F19 |
| 839 | Purified steviol glycosides |
| 838 | Purified steviol glycosides |
| 837 | Hydroxytyrosol |
| 836 | Algal oil (50-60% docosahexaenoic acid) from Schizochytrium sp. HS01 |
| 835 | Ilex guayusa leaf extract |
| 834 | Preparation containing bacterial phages specific to shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli |
| 833 | Lacto-N-tetraose |
| 832 | Acid prolyl endopeptidase produced by Aspergillus niger |
| 831 | Bacillus subtilis DE111 |
| 830 | Chicory flour |
| 829 | Dried biomass of Aspergillus oryzae fermented with minerals |
| 828 | D-psicose |
FSIS
Jun 14, 2019 | PDF
- FSIS to Post Individual Category Status and Aggregate Results for Poultry Carcasses, Chicken Parts, and Comminuted Poultry Tested for Salmonella
- FSIS to Post Updated Dataset on Imports
- Label Backlog Update and Tips for the Label Approval Process
Recalls
| Product Recalled | Date of Recall |
| 069-2019 Ruiz Foods Products Inc. Recalls Bacon Breakfast Wrap Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination | Jun 14, 2019 |
| 065-2019 EXP Table 87 Frozen, LLC Recalls Pork and Beef Pizza Products Produced without Benefit of Inspection | Jun 14, 2019 |
AMS
USDA Announces Grain Inspection Advisory Committee Appointments
@FDACommissioner
- As part of our effort to address the global health challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), @US_FDA supports the development of next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based diagnostics to help health care providers identify and treat the right pathogen.
- To help build NGS infrastructure, our database called FDA-ARGOS, makes publicly available quality-controlled microbial reference genomes for diagnostic use. https://bit.ly/31np2y2
- The FDA team is looking for unique, hard-to-source microbes like biothreat organisms, emerging pathogens & AMR-related pathogens to help improve the database. We encourage the community to share microbe samples here: https://bit.ly/2WISMXz
- More work needs to be done to address AMR concerns and together we can harness genomic data to help in this fight.
@FrankYiannasFDA
- FDA’s cooler sampling finds no E. coli, Salmonella in romaine, Yiannas says http://bit.ly/2Kepl90 #FoodRegulation
@US_FDA
- Today, at the FDA’s request, @USMarshalsHQ seized 300,000+ containers of dietary supplements from Life Rising Corporation, due to good manufacturing practice violations. FDA is discouraging consumers from purchasing/using these products. More: https://go.usa.gov/xmhDg
@DrAbernethyFDA
- Science-based policy and deliberate, thoughtful, and quick-as-possible decision-making are critical as FDA evaluates the way forward for CBD. Safety, public health & public access all need to be considered. To learn more:
@CDCgov
- Nearly 300 people sick in 41 states from Salmonella outbreaks linked to chickens and ducks in backyard flocks. Wash hands and handle them appropriately. https://go.usa.gov/xmpnE