Laws and Regulations Committee Update – October 13 – 14, 2020
October 13, 2020
FDA
Recalls
| Date | Brand Name(s) | Description | Product Type | Recall Reason | Company |
| 10/12/2020 | The Spice Hunter | Spices and blends | Food & Beverages | Salmonella | Sauer Brands, Inc. |
October 14, 2020
Federal Register
Agricultural Marketing Service
Rules
Revisions to the Federal Seed Act Regulations; Correction
Filed on: 10/14/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 10/15/2020
FR Document:2020-20397 PDF 3 Pages (76.3 KB) Permalink
FDA
FDA Warns Dietary Supplement Companies Illegally Selling Products Containing Cesium Chloride
Recalls
| Date | Brand Name(s) | Description | Product Type | Recall Reason | Company Name |
| 10/13/2020 | Cost Plus World Market, Great Value, O Organics, Full Circle | Parsley and Herbes De Provence | Food & Beverages, | Salmonella | Red Monkey Foods, Inc. |
Warning Letters
| Posted Date | Issue Date | Company | Issuing Office | Subject |
| 10/13/2020 | 08/18/2020 | Raw Advantage Processing LLC | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations West VI | CGMP/Food/Prepared, Packed or Held Under Insanitary Conditions/Adulterated/L. monocytogenes |
| 10/13/2020 | 09/24/2020 | Saratoga Potato Chips LLC | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations East VI | CGMP/Food/Prepared, Packed or Held Under Insanitary Conditions/Adulterated |
| 10/13/2020 | 10/09/2020 | Essense Of Life, LLC | Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) | Dietary Supplement/Adulterated/Cesium Chloride |
| 10/13/2020 | 10/09/2020 | Daily Manufacturing Company | Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) | Dietary Supplement/Adulterated/Cesium Chloride |
| 10/13/2020 | 10/09/2020 | Complete H2O Minerals Corporation | Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) | Dietary Supplement/Adulterated/Cesium Chloride |
| 10/13/2020 | 10/09/2020 | The Mineral Store, Inc./Elemental Research, Inc. | Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) | Dietary Supplement/Adulterated/Cesium Chloride |
| 10/13/2020 | 10/09/2020 | American Nutriceuticals LLC | Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) | Dietary Supplement/Adulterated/Cesium Chloride |
GRAS
| GRN No. | Substance | Date of closure | FDA’s Letter |
| 917 | Preparation containing three bacterial phages specific to Salmonella | Sep 10, 2020 | FDA has no questions (in PDF)8 (540 kB) |
| 910 | Thaumatin II | Sep 9, 2020 | FDA has no questions (in PDF)9 (541 kB) |
AMS
USDA Proposes Suspension of Washington Potato Reporting and Assessment Requirements
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- FDA has posted 5 warning letters issued to companies marketing dietary supplements containing cesium chloride. FDA will continue to take action against dietary supplements that contain cesium chloride because of significant safety concerns. https://go.usa.gov/xGSTM