Date	Brand	Description	Type	Recall Reason	Company
10/08/2020	Champ, Field Trial, Good Dog, and Others	Pet Food	Animal & Veterinary, Food & Beverages, Pet Food, Ingredients	May Contain Aflatoxin	Sunshine Mills, Inc.

Warning Letters

Posted Date	Issue Date	Company Name	Issuing Office	Subject
10/08/2020	10/07/2020	Griffo Botanicals	Center for Drug Evaluation and Research \| CDER	Unapproved and Misbranded Products Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
10/08/2020	10/07/2020	Prairie Dawn Herbs	Center for Drug Evaluation and Research \| CDER	Unapproved and Misbranded Products Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

FSIS

USDA Seeks Nominations for Membership on Food Safety Advisory Committee

Petitions

Petition Submitted by American Veal Association (Jul 14, 2016)
Petition requesting that FSIS publish a regulation to define veal.
- FSIS Final Response to Petition (Oct 6, 2020)

ODS

Now Available: Fall ODS Update Newsletter

@FrankYiannasFDA

· Today @CDCgovdeclared a Salmonella Newport outbreak in red onions over. FDA’s root-cause investigation continues to assist in future prevention. Products shouldn’t be available for sale, but consumers should check their homes & discard recalled product. https://go.usa.gov/xGt97
· [RT @AllisonKraut]: The U.S. FDA is scheduling virtual meetings in November and December to discuss the proposed food traceability rule. #FSMA #foodsafety https://www.thepacker.com/article/fda-schedules-three-virtual-meetings-traceability-rule?_lrsc=bc305939-1f0d-480b-92c7-af590401967c

@FDAfood

· GMO foods are as healthful and safe to eat as their non-GMO counterparts. That’s what the research says. https://fda.gov/food/consumers/agricultural-biotechnology… #FeedYourMind https://youtu.be/aelBdBQ9csQ via @YouTube
· Want to know the story behind FDA’s 10-year journey to reopen the molluscan shellfish market with the EU? Read @FDA_Global’s latest issue of From A Global Perspective, out today https://go.usa.gov/xGtCu.
· #HealthProfessionals: How can you help your patients learn about the #NewNutritionFactsLabel so they can compare and choose foods that support lifelong healthy habits? Start with these FREE #CME videos. https://go.usa.gov/xGA4B

FDA

FDA Sampling Fresh Herbs, Guacamole and Processed Avocado

Recalls

Date	Brand Name(s)	Product Description	Product Type	Recall Reason	Company
10/09/2020	Back to Nature	Organic Rosemary & Olive Oil Stoneground Wheat Crackers	Food & Beverages, Snack Food Item	Undeclared peanut	B&G Foods

FSIS

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ready-To-Eat Meat and Poultry Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

Constituent Update

Oct 09, 2020 | PDF

AMS

OMB

AGENCY: USDA-FSIS	RIN: 0583-ZA16	Status: Pending Review
TITLE: New Flexibilities for Establishments Working with New Antimicrobial Interventions
STAGE: Notice	ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
** RECEIVED DATE: 10/09/2020	LEGAL DEADLINE: None

@FrankYiannasFDA

· FDA is aware of new temporary Canadian requirements for romaine lettuce from Salinas. We’re committed to protecting consumers & supporting Salinas growers as we consider this new requirement. CA-grown products are consumed safely every day & exported to countries around the world
· One outbreak linked to fresh leafy greens is one too many. It’s why in 2020 we issued the Leafy Greens STEC Action Plan, released new protocol on registration of antimicrobial treatments for ag water, issued a food traceability proposed rule, & more. https://www.fda.gov/food/foodborne-pathogens/2020-leafy-greens-stec-action-plan
· FDA has an unwavering commitment to help ensure safety of foods produced & consumed in the U.S. We’ll continue to help improve the safety of leafy greens, regardless of where they are grown, so that Americans can continue to trust the safety of foods. https://www.fda.gov/food/new-era-smarter-food-safety
· Study, machine learning models that use public-data (e.g., land-use, weather) may be useful in predicting likelihood of ag water being contaminated with pathogens such as Salmonella & Shiga-toxin producing E. coli. #SmarterFoodSafety @foodsafetyprof https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2020.561517/full

@FDAfood

· FDA Alert: Certain lots of pet food have been recalled because of potentially unsafe levels of aflatoxin, which can make pets sick and may be fatal. #petfoodrecall
· This recall is for certain lots of pet food from the following brands: Champ, Field Trial, Good Dog, Hunter’s Special, Old Glory, Paws Happy Life, Pet Expert, Principle, Retriever, River Bend, Sportsman’s Pride, Sprout, Thrifty, Top Runner, Whiskers & Tails
· #HealthProfessionals: How can you help your patients learn about the #NewNutritionFactsLabel so they can compare and choose foods that support lifelong healthy habits? Start with these FREE #CME videos: http://go.usa.gov/xGA4B
· We’ve got advice for eating fish– nutritional value & potential health benefits- supporting advice in 2015-20 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Our 2017 fish choice chart has benefits of fish as part of healthy eating patterns. https://go.usa.gov/xyT2t #SeafoodMonth
· See how @USAID partners with countries in Africa to develop GMO staple crops: https://fda.gov/food/agricultural-biotechnology/how-gmo-crops-impact-our-world #FeedYourMind

Laws and Regulations Committee Update – October 9 – 12, 2020

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