Laws and Regulations Committee Update – June 28 – 29, 2021
June 28, 2021
FDA
FDA’s Budget: Maternal and Infant Health and Nutrition
Avanti Frozen Foods Recalls Frozen Cooked Shrimp Because of Possible Health Risk
Recalls
| Date | Brand Name | Description | Type | Recall Reason | Company |
| 06/25/2021 | Dole™ | Fresh Blueberries | Food & Beverages | Cyclospora contamination | Dole Diversified North America, Inc. |
| 06/25/2021 | Censea, Hannaford, Open acres, Honest catch, COS and others | Frozen shrimp, cooked, peeled and deveined (with some packaged with cocktail sauce) | Food & Beverages, Foodborne Illness, Shellfish | Salmonella | Avanti Frozen Foods Pvt. Ltd |
FSIS
Constituent Update – June 25, 2021
- USDA Invests $55.2 million in Grants to Increase Capacity and Expand Access in Meat and Poultry Inspection Operations
- FSIS Finalizes Rule to Eliminate Requirement to Defibrinate Livestock Blood
- FSIS to Post Establishment-Specific Datasets
APHIS
APHIS Announces Availability of Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for Importing Plants in Approved Growing Media
APHIS Preliminary Concurrence with World Organisation for Animal Health on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Risk Designation
@FrankYiannasFDA
- Consumers, restaurants and retailers should not eat, sell or serve recalled shrimp from Avanti Frozen Foods. These products were sold under several different names and package sizes so check the recall list here: https://go.usa.gov/x6v96
- FDA is investigating an outbreak of Salmonella Weltevreden linked to shrimp from Avanti Frozen Foods. Our investigation identified a common lot of shrimp that could have been consumed by people who became ill. This product is past expiration & is no longer available for sale.
- Although additional lots have not been linked to illnesses, out of an abundance of caution, Avanti Frozen Foods is recalling shrimp products imported into the U.S. from December 2020 to February 2021.
@US_FDA
- FDA advises consumers not to purchase/eat Little Hatch’s ready-to-eat Jalapeno Cream Cheese Dip (14 & 13.5 oz), Queso, Spicy Queso, Roasted Chili Salsa Medium & Roasted Chili Salsa Hot (13.5 oz) due to a possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. https://go.usa.gov/x6vB4
- Those who are at higher risk for severe Listeria illness including pregnant individuals, those who are 65 or older, or have a weakened immune system are advised to refrain from eating any these products.
- Little Hatch’s products are manufactured by Interstate Food Products, LLC & distributed to Whole Foods Market Distribution Center, Denver, CO; Whole Foods Market Rocky Mountain Regional states – CO, KS, MO, NM, UT, TX, WY; Natural Grocers, Denver, CO; &, Lucky Market, Denver, CO.
June 29, 2021
Federal Register
Proposed Rules
Filing of Color Additive Petition:
Gardenia Blue Interest Group
Filed on: 06/29/2021 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/30/2021
FR Document: 2021-13952 PDF 2 Pages (84.4 KB) Permalink
- [Note: CAP seeking the safe use of gardenia blue powder as a color additive in: (1) sport drinks; (2) flavored or enhanced noncarbonated water; (3) fruit drinks and ades; (4) ready-to-drink tea; (5) hard candy; and (6) soft candy.]
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
New Plant Varieties Intended for Food Use
Filed on: 06/29/2021 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/30/2021
FR Document: 2021-13953 PDF 5 Pages (99.3 KB) Permalink
FDA
Recalls
| Date | Brand Name | Description | Product Type | Recall Reason | Company |
| 06/28/2021 | Trader Joe’s | Dark Chocolate Almond Butter Cups | Food & Beverages | Undeclared peanut protein | Bazzini LLC |
Warning Letters
| Posted Date | Issue Date | Company Name | Issuing Office | Subject |
| 06/29/2021 | 06/23/2021 | Great Healthworks, Inc. | Office of Human and Animal Food Operations, Division IV East | Unapproved New Drugs/Misbranded |
| 06/28/2021 | 06/09/2021 | Speedwinds Nutrition, Inc. | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations West VI | New Drug/Misbranded |
| 06/28/2021 | 06/22/2021 | El Molino Bakery Supplies Inc | Division of Southeast Imports | Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
@FDA_ORA
- [RT @RFSCollab]: We are pleased to announce the release of our Food Code Adoption Toolkit, a resource that provides research, resources, and support to decision-makers looking to adopt the most recent versions of the @FDA Food Code. Learn more: https://retailfoodsafetycollaborative.org/tools/national-food-code-adoption-toolkit/