Laws and Regulations Committee Update – November 24 – 30, 2021
November 24, 2021
FDA
Recalls
| Date | Brand | Description | Product Type | Recall Reason | Company |
| 11/23/2021 | Wel-Pac | Shrimp Powdered Soup Stock | Food & Beverages, Allergens, Soup | Undeclared fish allergen (bonito, sardine, tuna) | JFC International, Inc. |
| 11/23/2021 | H-E-B | H-E-B Tomato Basil Soup | Food & Beverages | Potential presence of glass | Fischer and Wieser Specialty Foods |
Warning Letters
| Posted Date | Issue Date | Company | Issuing Office | Subject |
| 11/23/2021 | 11/10/2021 | California Terra Garden Inc. | Division of West Coast Imports | Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
| 11/23/2021 | 09/24/2021 | Chameleon Beverage Co. Inc. dba Chameleon Sanitizer Corporation | Division of Pharmaceutical Quality Operations IV | CGMP/Finished Pharmaceuticals/Adulterated |
| 11/23/2021 | 10/19/2021 | Bella Rosa Distribution Inc | Division of Northern Border Imports | Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
| 11/23/2021 | 10/01/2021 | BN Trading, Inc. | Division of Northern Border Imports | Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
| 11/23/2021 | 09/07/2021 | Selected Food & Beverage, Inc. | Division of Southwest Imports | Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
AMS
USDA Files Action Against American Fruit & Produce Corp. in Florida for Alleged PACA Violations
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- USDA announces $32M in grants awarded to 167 meat and poultry slaughter and processing facilities through the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG) program. http://ow.ly/324u50GUr04
November 29, 2021
Federal Register
International Trade Administration
Notices
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:
Fresh Garlic from the People’s Republic of China
Filed on: 11/29/2021 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 11/30/2021
FR Document: 2021-26022 PDF 9 Pages (110 KB) Permalink
Monosodium Glutamate from the Republic of Indonesia
Filed on: 11/29/2021 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 11/30/2021
FR Document: 2021-26019 PDF Pages (108 KB) Permalink
FDA
Recalls
| Date | Brand | Description | Product Type | Recall Reason | Company |
| 11/24/2021 | Birds Eye | Frozen Broccoli Tots | Food & Beverages | Potential presence of small rocks and metal | Conagra Brands, Inc. |
| 11/24/2021 | TJ Farms Select | Frozen Cauliflower | Food & Beverages | Possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination | Flagship Food Group |
FDA Requests Information Relevant to the Use of NAC as a Dietary Supplement
[Note: Request for information related to FDA’s tentative responses to two petitions regarding use of NAC in dietary supplements from Council for Responsible Nutrition and Natural Products Association. FDA seeks comments on earliest date NAC marketed in supplements or food and the safe use of NAC in supplements. Comments due 1/25/22]
USDA
AMS
USDA Settles Packers and Stockyards Act Case Against Stardale Farms LLC and Kevin Beachy
USDA Restricts PACA Violators in Minnesota and New York from Operating in the Produce Industry
USDA Files Action Against Central Market of FL II Inc. in Florida for Alleged PACA Violations
APHISAdditional information on Canadian potato exports and outbreak of potato wart
November 30, 2021
Federal Register
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Notices
Civil Penalties: Adjusted Maximum Amounts
Filed on: 11/30/2021 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/01/2021
FR Document: 2021-26082 PDF 3 Pages (87.8 KB) Permalink
[Note: Maximum amounts for civil penalties adjusted to $120,000 per violation and $17,150,000 for related series of violations. Amounts apply to violations occurring after 1/1/2022].
Environmental Protection Agency
Rules
Pesticide Tolerances: Bifenthrin
Filed on: 11/30/2021 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/01/2021
FR Document: 2021-25091 PDF 31 Pages (163 KB) Permalink
FDA
Recalls
| Date | Brand | Description | Product Type | Recall Reason | Company |
| 11/29/2021 | Calise Bakery | Golden Flax Seed Scala Bread | Food & Beverages | Undeclared sesame seeds | Calise Bakery |
Warning Letters
| Posted Date | Issue Date | Company | Issuing Office | Subject |
| 11/30/2021 | 11/18/2021 | Saffron Health Sciences | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations East II | New Drug/Misbranded |
| 11/30/2021 | 10/25/2021 | Maribel’s Sweets, Inc. | Office of Human and Animal Food Operations – East Division 1 | CGMP/Food/Prepared, Packed or Held Under Insanitary Conditions/Adulterated |
| 11/30/2021 | 05/12/2021 | McElroy Imports | Division of Northeast Imports | Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
FSIS
Notice 57-21 Update to USDA Sample Seals for Submission to FSIS Laboratories
USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case against Durant Stockyards LLC
USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case Against Columbus Sales Pavilion Inc. and Travis Bock