Laws and Regulations Committee Update – June 30 – July 1, 2021
June 30, 2021
FDA
FDA Releases List of Guidance Topics for Foods Program
Recalls
Date | Brand Name | Product | Product Type | Recall Reason | Company |
06/29/2021 | Flock Party | Duck treats | Animal & Veterinary, Pet Food, Food & Beverages, Pet Food | Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella | Manna Pro Products, LLC |
Warning Letters
Posted Date | Issue Date | Company | Issuing Office | Subject |
06/29/2021 | 06/17/2021 | International General Trading Corp. | Division of Northeast Imports | Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
06/29/2021 | 06/08/2021 | STB Quarters, LLC | Division of Northern Border Imports | Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
06/29/2021 | 06/21/2021 | IDC USA INC | Division of Northeast Imports | Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
06/29/2021 | 06/23/2021 | Great Healthworks, Inc. | Office of Human and Animal Food Operations, Division IV East | Unapproved New Drugs/Misbranded |
06/29/2021 | 06/07/2021 | Flora Inc | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations West VI | New Drug/Misbranded |
06/29/2021 | 05/26/2021 | JLM Nutritionals, Inc. dba JLM Nutrition—Super Naturals Health | Office of Human and Animal Food Operations- West Division 5 | New Drug/Misbranded |
NTP
Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological Methods Meeting – September 28-29. 2021
USDA
New USDA Resources to Promote Reduction of Food Loss and Waste
OMB
AGENCY: USDA-APHIS | RIN: 0579-AD10 | Status: Pending Review |
TITLE:Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and Scrapie; Importation of Small Ruminants and Their Germplasm, Products, and Byproducts | ||
STAGE: Final Rule | ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No | |
** RECEIVED DATE: 06/29/2021 | LEGAL DEADLINE: None |
@FrankYiannasFDA
- Today, FDA released a list of prioritized human food & cosmetic guidance documents it plans to publish within the next 12 months, which is intended to provide stakeholders with greater transparency, predictability & insight into FDA’s foods program. https://go.usa.gov/x6GdP
- [RT @consumerbrands]: The transparency we need. Thanks @US_FDA for a look at what’s ahead.
@FDAFood
- Today, @US_FDA foods program released a list of draft and final human food guidance topics that are a priority to complete during the next 12 months. Topics include: allergens, dietary supplements, food additives, food safety. https://go.usa.gov/x6GdN
- This is just one of several resources our foods program routinely provides stakeholders for increased transparency plus additional insights. Note, these documents represent the FDA’s current thinking on a specific topic, but they do not impose legally enforceable requirements.
July 1, 2021
FDA
FDA Issues Update on Recent Activities Pertaining to PFAS in Food
@FrankYiannasFDA
- Today, FDA is providing an update on its ongoing sampling and testing efforts designed to better understand the occurrence of PFAS in the food supply. https://go.usa.gov/x67ev
- The results released today are similar to results found in previous analyses. Since we began testing foods for PFAS in 2019, only 4 samples out of nearly 300 tested have had detectable levels of PFAS & none have been determined to be at levels of concern for human health.
- To better understand occurrence of PFAS in seafood, we are conducting a targeted survey of the most commonly consumed seafood in the U.S. Identifying potential PFAS exposures from foods is a high priority for FDA and we will share further updates as our work progresses.
@DrWoodcockFDA
- The FDA is committed to continuing to advance the science and filling knowledge gaps regarding the occurrence of PFAS in the general food supply.
- [RT @US_FDA]: Today FDA provided an update on our ongoing efforts to better understand the occurrence of PFAS in the food supply. https://go.usa.gov/x67ev