Laws and Regulations Committee Update – November 27 – 29, 2019
Federal Register
Proposed Rules
Filing of Food Additive Petition (Animal Use):
Alzchem Trostberg GmbH
Filed on: 11/27/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 11/29/2019
FR Document: 2019-25904 PDF 2 Pages (83.4 KB) Permalink
Zinpro Corp.
Filed on: 11/27/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 11/29/2019
FR Document: 2019-25903 PDF 4 Pages (25.4 KB) Permalink
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Procedures for the Safe and Sanitary Processing and Importing of Fish and Fishery Products
Filed on: 11/27/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 11/29/2019
FR Document: 2019-25857 PDF 5 Pages (91.2 KB) Permalink
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Filed on: 11/27/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 11/29/2019
FR Document: 2019-25863 PDF 4 Pages (92.1 KB) Permalink
- Minnesota Pesticide & Fertilizer Survey
International Trade Commission
Notices
Investigations; Determinations, Modifications, and Rulings, etc.:
Sugar from Mexico
Filed on: 11/27/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 11/29/2019
FR Document: 2019-25873 PDF 13 Pages (388 KB) Permalink
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Notices
Meetings:
CPSC Forum on Crib Bumpers
Filed on: 11/27/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 11/29/2019
FR Document: 2019-25890 PDF 5 Pages (100 KB) Permalink
FDA
California-based food manufacturer agrees to stop production after repeated food safety violations
Warning Letters
| Posted Date | Letter Issue Date | Company Name | Issuing Office | Subject |
| 11/26/2019 | 11/19/2019 | California Cereal Products | Office of Human and Animal Foods – III East | CGMP/Food/Prepared, Packed or Held Under Insanitary Conditions/Adulterated |
USDA
Petitions
Petition Submitted by Animal Welfare Institute (May 26, 2016)
- requesting FSIS revise regulations to prohibit behavior that has the potential to cause birds to die other than by slaughter.
- FSIS Final Response to Petition (Nov 25, 2019)
Petition Submitted by Animal Welfare Institute (Dec 17, 2013)
- requesting FSIS use its authority under PPIA to promulgate regulations for the humane handling of poultry.
- FSIS Final Response to Petition (Nov 25, 2019)
Petition Submitted by Shawn K. Stevens (May 15, 2018)
- requests FSIS amend 9 CFR part 355 to add freeze dried and frozen pet food and pet treats to the pet food products eligible for USDA certification.
- FSIS Final Response to Petition (Nov 25, 2019)
OMB
| AGENCY: USDA-FNS | RIN: 0584-AE57 | Status: Concluded |
| TITLE:Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Requirements for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents | ||
| STAGE: Final Rule | ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes | |
| RECEIVED DATE: 10/15/2019 | LEGAL DEADLINE: None | |
| ** COMPLETED: 11/26/2019 | COMPLETED ACTION: Consistent with Change | |
| @FrankYiannasFDA· FDA investigators are on-the-ground in Salinas continuing to investigate the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to romaine lettuce. Consumers should avoid romaine from Salinas, CA. @CDCgov reported an increase of cases of illness to 67 across 19 states. https://go.usa.gov/xpnDp@FDAfood· FDA and @CDCgov are investigating an E. coli #outbreak linked to romaine lettuce from Salinas, California. 67 illnesses reported from 19 states. If the label indicates romaine lettuce was grown in “Salinas” do not eat it https://go.usa.gov/xpnBb |
@US_FDA
- FDA continues to investigate a multistate outbreak of hepatitis A linked to blackberries purchased between Sept. 9 & Sept. 30 from Fresh Thyme Farmers Market in 11 states. @CDCgov reports an increase in case count to 14 https://go.usa.gov/xpXWC
- If you or a family member have already eaten the blackberries purchased between Sept 9-30 and have not been vaccinated for the hepatitis A virus, talk to your health care professional to determine if post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is indicated.
@FDAMedia
- A California-based food manufacturer – Golden Gate Soy Products – agreed to stop selling food after inspections revealed listeria contamination at their facility. FDA took action to prevent potentially contaminated food products from getting to market https://go.usa.gov/xpnWz
@DrAbernethyFDA
- This week, FDA provided an update for consumers about CBD. Importantly, consumers should know there is limited available information about CBD, including about its effects on the body.
- FDA is concerned that people may mistakenly believe that trying CBD “can’t hurt.” Use of any CBD product should always be discussed with a health care provider. To read more about the potential risks see FDA’s Consumer Update: https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/what-you-need-know-and-what-were-working-find-out-about-products-containing-cannabis-or-cannabis
November 29, 2019
FDA
Recalls
| Date | Brand | Product Description | Type | Reason/Problem | Company |
| 11/27/2019 | Hodgson Mill | Unbleached Flour | Food & Beverages, | Potential E. Coli Contamination | Hodgson Mill, Inc. |
| 11/27/2019 | Wild Harvest | Organic All-Purpose Flour | Food & Beverages, | Potential E.coli Contamination | UNFI |
AMS
USDA Files Action Against Custom Fresh Cuts Inc. in California for Alleged PACA Violations
@FrankyiannasFDA
- The public-health & business case for tech-enabled tracking, tracing, & monitoring of food. It CAN be done. #smarterfoodsafety
- “Restaurants and retailers should not serve or sell romaine lettuce if they cannot confirm it is from outside Salinas,” said Frank Yiannas of the FDA.
@FDArecalls
- Hodgson Mill Issues Voluntary Recall of Unbleached All-Purpose White Wheat Flour Due to Potential Presence of Pathogenic E.coli https://go.usa.gov/xpQwc