Laws and Regulations Committee Update – June 26 – 27, 2019
Federal Register
Notices
Determination of Total Amounts of Fiscal Year 2020 WTO Tariff-Rate Quotas for Raw Cane Sugar and Certain Sugars, Syrups and Molasses
Filed on: 06/26/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/27/2019
FR Document: 2019-13653 PDF 3 Pages (161 KB) Permalink
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Notices
Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:
Biological Control of Brazilian Peppertree
Filed on: 06/26/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/27/2019
FR Document: 2019-13705 PDF 3 Pages (80.8 KB) Permalink
FDA
Forward Into the Past With FDA’s New History Exhibit
Warning Letters
| Letter Issue Date | Company | Issuing Office | Subject |
| 07/19/2018 | Fortune Food Product, Inc. | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations East VI | CGMP Food/Prepared, Packed or Held Under Insanitary Conditions/Adulterated |
| 05/16/2019 | KratomNC | Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | Unapproved New Drug/Misbranded |
| 05/31/2019 | Somalabs, Inc | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations East I | CGMP/Manufacturing, Packaging, Labeling, or Holding Operations for Dietary Supplements/Adulterated |
| 06/11/2019 | Cali Botanicals, LLC | Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | Unapproved New Drug/Misbranded |
| 06/13/2019 | Allandale Dairy | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations West I | Illegal Drug Residue |
FSIS
Recalls
| Product Recalled | Date of Recall | Retail Distribution List |
| 070-2019 C&S Wholesale Grocers Recalls Meat and Poultry Products due to Possible Temperature Abuse During Transport at Two Stores in New York | Jun 20, 2019 | Jun 25, 2019 |
| 069-2019 Ruiz Foods Products Inc. Recalls Bacon Breakfast Wrap Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination | En Español | Jun 14, 2019 | Jun 25, 2019 |
@FrankYiannasFDA
- [retweet @FDA_Global] ICMI: Foodborne pathogens don’t recognize borders, so food producers, no matter where located, must pursue a culture of safety – systematically recognizing hazards & taking routine steps to prevent them, FDA Deputy Commissioner Yiannas says at UN https://go.usa.gov/xmh36
June 27, 2019
Federal Register
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Filed on: 06/27/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/28/2019
FR Document: 2019-13773 PDF 3 Pages (85.5 KB) Permalink
- Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of All Covered Commodities
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Industry Responses to Noncompliance Records
Filed on: 06/27/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/28/2019
FR Document: 2019-13817 PDF 7 Pages (214 KB) Permalink
Agricultural Marketing Service
Rules
Marketing Orders:
Raisins Produced from Grapes Grown in California
Filed on: 06/27/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/28/2019
FR Document: 2019-12019 PDF 8 Pages (138 KB) Permalink
Environmental Protection Agency
Rules
Pesticide Tolerances:
Ethiprole
Filed on: 06/27/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/28/2019
FR Document: 2019-13546 PDF 20 Pages (302 KB) Permalink
Mefentrifluconazole
Filed on: 06/27/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/28/2019
FR Document: 2019-13520 PDF 25 Pages (387 KB) Permalink
Proposed Rules
Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals In or On Various Commodities (May 2019)
Filed on: 06/27/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/28/2019
FR Document: 2019-13774 PDF 5 Pages (89.3 KB) Permalink
USDA
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Kicks off the 2019 Feds Feed Families Nationwide Food Drive
AMS
USDA Restricts PACA Violators in Arizona, California, New Jersey and Tennessee from Operating in the Produce Industry
USDA Announces National Sheep Industry Improvement Center Accepting Grant Proposals
@FDAfood
- #OUTBREAK OVER. @CDCgov announced that the outbreak related to various #tahini produced by Achdut, LTD of Ariel, Israel appears to be over. The U.S. FDA has concluded its investigation activities related to this outbreak.
@FDAanimalhealth
- FDA is an important partner in advancing promising agricultural biotechnology innovations.
- Gene editing in animals holds incredible promise for the future to improve animal health, provide a more plentiful and safe food supply, and even to help bring life-saving treatments to market. https://go.usa.gov/xyrVB
- FDA supports the development of beneficial products from animal gene editing, and is committed to streamlined, risk-based regulatory oversight. We want to make sure these products are safe and do what they claim, but also don’t have unintended effects.
- FDA does not regulate an animal as a drug, but instead our framework evaluates intentional genomic alternations (IGA)s in animals based upon the risk they pose to the animal and human health.
- As technology advances, we’ll continue to refine the risk based approach. For intentional genomic alterations in animals that have already been identified to pose minimal risk, we don’t intend to enforce investigational and approval requirements. https://go.usa.gov/xyrMF
@FDA_ORA
- How do human & animal food labs improve the safety of our #foodsupply? Check out the revised Human and Animal Food Testing Laboratories Best Practices Manual from the #PartnershipforFoodProtection, a collaborative partnership including the #FDAORA https://bit.ly/2UBmNr1
- During several Salmonella Enteritidis outbreaks in eggs in her district, #FDAORA state liaison Diane McDaniel & her colleagues dubbed themselves “Chicken Queens & Princesses” LEARN MORE: https://go.usa.gov/xyquM #IAmORA
June 28, 2019
Federal Register
Proposed Rules
Delayed Implementation of Grains Ounce Equivalents in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
Filed on: 06/28/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/01/2019
FR Document: 2019-13733 PDF 16 Pages (303 KB) Permalink
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
Proposed Rules
Elimination of Certain Standards of Fill for Distilled Spirits; Amendment of Malt Beverage Net Contents Labeling Regulation
Filed on: 06/28/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/01/2019
FR Document: 2019-13767 PDF 42 Pages (275 KB) Permalink
Elimination of Certain Standards of Fill for Wine
Filed on: 06/28/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/01/2019
FR Document: 2019-13768 PDF 34 Pages (230 KB) Permalink
Environmental Protection Agency
Rules
Pesticide Tolerances:
Fluopyram
Filed on: 06/28/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/01/2019
FR Document: 2019-13523 PDF 22 Pages (308 KB) Permalink
Valifenalate
Filed on: 06/28/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/01/2019
FR Document: 2019-13990 PDF 19 Pages (435 KB) Permalink
FSIS
CVM
FDA Provides Third Status Report on Investigation into Potential Connection Between Certain Diets and Cases of Canine Heart Disease
@FrankYiannasFDA
- Enjoyed touring Central Coast farms in California yesterday with Natalie Krout-Greenberg of @CDFAnews. Great to see firsthand some of the good work happening on the ground to further advance produce safety. https://plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov/wordpress/?p=18019 … @US_FDA
- I’m about to facilitate a panel on behalf of @US_FDA at the Forbes Ag Tech Summit on “Smarter Tech, Safer Food.” The conversation will be aligned with our New Era of Smarter Food Safety Initiative. Learn more https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/statement-acting-fda-commissioner-ned-sharpless-md-and-deputy-commissioner-frank-yiannas-steps-usher … #smarterfoodsafety
@SecretarySonny
- At USDA we’re in the food business, from consumer to producer. We visited @ImpossibleFoods today to learn more about the opportunities, advancements and technologies of the food innovation space.
@FDAfood
- Drinking raw milk can cause some serious diseases. Know the facts about pasteurization, not the myths. http://go.usa.gov/xmMjN #NationalDairyMonth
- #OUTBREAK OVER. @CDCgov announced that the outbreak related to Karawan #Tahini, El-Karawan Tahini, or Soco Tahini appears to be over. The U.S. FDA has concluded its investigation activities related to this outbreak.
- These products have a 2 year shelf life. Our recommendation, if you still have any of this tahini in your cabinets, do not eat and throw it away.
@FDA_ORA
- Debarment is an effective tool that FDA uses to protect the public because it prevents bad actors who are debarred from working in any capacity for firms whose work is regulated by FDA. I am Kenny Shade, #ORA’s debarment specialist. LEARN MORE: https://go.usa.gov/xmuVd #IAmORA