Laws and Regulations Committee Update – October 21 – 22, 2019
Federal Register
Agricultural Marketing Service
Notices
Charter Renewal:
Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee
Filed on: 10/21/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 10/22/2019
FR Document: 2019-22923 PDF 6 Pages (126 KB) Permalink
International Trade Administration
Notices
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:
Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Filed on: 10/21/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 10/22/2019
FR Document: 2019-22990 PDF 13 Pages (270 KB) Permalink
FDA
GRAS Notices
GRN No. | Substance |
873 | Cranberry extract |
872 | Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis UABla-12 |
871 | Lactobacillus acidophilus DDS-1 |
870 | Ilex guayusa leaf hydroethanolic extract |
869 | Ilex guayusa leaf extract |
868 | Coffee fruit extract |
867 | Rebaudioside M |
866 | Lipase from Penicillium camemberti |
865 | Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM |
864 | Bacillus coagulans SNZ 1969 spore preparation |
863 | Β-lactoglobulin produced by Trichoderma reesei |
862 | Algal oil (40% docosahexaenoic acid) from Schizochytrium sp. strain ONC-T18 |
861 | Pullulanase from Bacillus deramificans produced in Bacillus subtilis |
860 | Algal oil (36% docosahexaenoic acid) from Schizochytrium sp. strain DHF |
FSIS
Oct 18, 2019 | PDF
- FSIS Announces Generic Labeling and Label Approval Webinar
- FSIS Posts Individual Category Status and Aggregate Results for Poultry Carcasses, Chicken Parts, and Comminuted Poultry Tested for Salmonella
Recalls
Product Recalled | Date of Recall |
102-2019 George’s Prepared Foods Recalls Ready-To-Eat Pork and Turkey Products due to Possible Salmonella Contamination | Oct 18, 2019 |
101-2019 Pride of Florida Recalls Beef Products due to Possible E. Coli O157:H7 Contamination | Oct 18, 2019 |
100-2019 T & R Enterprise USA Inc. Recalls Meat and Poultry Products Due to Insanitary Conditions | Oct 18, 2019 |
099-2019 MawMaw’s Chicken Pies Recalls Chicken and Meat Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens | Oct 18, 2019 |
APHIS
USDA Issues Notice of Decision to Authorize the Importation of Fresh Guava Fruit from Taiwan into the Continental United States
OEHHA
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Title 27, California Code of Regulations Amendment to Section 25705 Specific Regulatory Levels Posing No Significant Risk: P-Chloro-α,α,α-Trifluorotoluene (PCBTF): comment period is designated to close on December 2, 2019. A public hearing on this proposed regulatory amendment will be scheduled on request.
@FrankYiannasFDA
- It’s great to see the Congressional bipartisan group, the blockchain caucus, in support of FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety. https://www.floridadaily.com/congressional-blockchain-caucus-backs-feds-use-of-technology-for-food-safety/ … After all, it’s a continuation of Congress’s vision for FSMA to modernize food safety. See letter here https://bit.ly/2BuGTHD
- We’re more than geared up; we’re raring to go, together. #smarterfoodsafety #FDA https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommytobin/2019/10/15/fda-gearing-up-for-new-era-of-smarter-food-safety/#1566ae531fd5
@FDAfood
- Kelly McCormick talks about the value of US FDA’s partnership w/ WTO’s Standards & Trade Development Facility. #STDF pools worldwide resources & efforts to support #foodsafety development for farmers, food processors & traders in developing countries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8YBtVryg4s&list=PL7r8EY5C1PNbndTTWL72pIs9QHY02r86C&index=8
- Many people choose to supplement their diets with herbals, vitamins & minerals or other substances. This #BoneAndJointHealthActionWeek LEARN the tips to make informed decisions when using dietary supplements. https://go.usa.gov/xVQM5
October 22, 2019
Federal Register
Agricultural Marketing Service
Rules
National Organic Program:
Amendments to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances per April 2018 NOSB Recommendations (Crops and Handling)
Filed on: 10/22/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 10/23/2019
FR Document: 2019-23035 PDF 20 Pages (211 KB) Permalink
Reorganization and Transfer of Regulations; Correction
Filed on: 10/22/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 10/23/2019
FR Document: 2019-23103 PDF 4 Pages (223 KB) Permalink
Environmental Protection Agency
Notices
Proposed Reissuance of NPDES General Permit:
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Located in Idaho
Filed on: 10/22/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 10/23/2019
FR Document: 2019-23128 PDF 2 Pages (8.95 KB) Permalink
International Trade Commission
Notices
Investigations; Determinations, Modifications, and Rulings, etc.:
Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico
Filed on: 10/22/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 10/23/2019
FR Document: 2019-23073 PDF 3 Pages (274 KB) Permalink
FSIS
Recalls
Product Recalled | Date of Recall | Retail Distribution List |
099-2019 MawMaw’s Chicken Pies Recalls Chicken and Meat Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens | En Español | Oct 18, 2019 | Oct 21, 2019 |
AMS
USDA Announces Appointments to the National Watermelon Promotion Board
@FrankYiannasFDA: his twitter account can be viewed at the following link and includes a number of valuable sound bites from yesterday’s conference, some of which I included below: https://twitter.com/FrankYiannasFDA
- [*retweet @AFDOnews*]Today’s public FDA meeting on “New Era of Smarter Food Safety” is history but the work continues. Deputy Commissioner Frank Yiannas did a shout out to AFDO during his opening remarks.
- We call it a New Era of Smarter Food Safety. USDA calls it FSIS’ Modernization Efforts. “We’re after the same thing. How do we use modern vehicles of change to strengthen food safety.” – Dr Mindy Brashears, USDA @USDAFoodSafety @mbrashears #smarterfoodsafety
- [*retweet @hbottemiller*] “I for one am looking forward to the day that drones deliver my groceries.” – @FDACommissioner Ned Sharpless earlier today at FDA meeting on #smarterfoodsafety
- “To me, smarter food safety means more effective food safety; one that results in less foodborne illnesses.” – Sandra Eskin, Pew @safefoodsandy @pewtrusts #smarterfoodsafety
- [*retweet @suzielivingston*] Ian Williams of @CDCgov “We’re only as good as the data we have to do the investigation. Traceability continues to be a problem. We need to figure out what romaine lettuce and where.” #smarterfoodsafety
- Pennsylvania Dept. of Agriculture launches new app that allows restaurant patrons to access inspection reports before they decide where to dine. Transparency. https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/eatsafepa-mobile-app-allows-views-of-recent-restaurant-inspections/ … #smarterfoodsafety