Laws and Regulations Committee Update -September 18 – 19, 2019
Federal Register
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Rules
Decision to Authorize the Importation of Fresh Cape Gooseberry Fruit from Ecuador to the Continental United States
Filed on: 09/18/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/19/2019
FR Document: 2019-20096 PDF 9 Pages (112 KB) Permalink
Environmental Protection Agency
Rules
Pesticide Tolerances:
Spinosad
Filed on: 09/18/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/19/2019
FR Document: 2019-19664 PDF 21 Pages (182 KB) Permalink
FDA
FDA Announces Public Meeting to Discuss the New Era of Smarter Food Safety
Recalls
| Date | Brand | Product Description | Reason/Problem | Company |
| 09/16/2019 | Macho | MACHO ARTIFICIAL PASSION FRUIT FLAVORED VITAMIN C LIQUID SUPPLEMENT | Undeclared Tadalafil | Fitoterapia USA Inc. |
Warning Letters
| Posted Date | Letter Issue Date | Company | Issuing Office | Subject |
| 09/17/2019 | 08/12/2019 | Flying Food Group, LLC | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations East III | CGMP/Food/Prepared, Packed or Held Under Insanitary Conditions/Adulterated |
| 09/17/2019 | 09/06/2019 | Crispy Delight Corp. | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations East I | CGMP/Food/Prepared, Packed or Held Under Insanitary Conditions/Adulterated |
FSIS
USDA Modernizes Swine Slaughter Inspection for the First Time in Over 50 Years
FSIS Final Response to Petition Submitted by Farm Sanctuary: Petition requests that FSIS amend the ante-mortem inspection regulations to ban the slaughter of non-ambulatory disabled pigs.
Recalls
| Product Recalled | Date of Recall | Retail Distribution List |
| 092-2019 Perdue Foods LLC Recalls Simply Smart Organics Frozen Chicken Ready-to-Eat Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens | Sep 17, 2019 | N/A (Class II Recall) |
@FDACommissioner
- General Mills is recalling some 5 pound bags of Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose Flour for the potential presence of E. coli. Consumers should return or discard affected products. https://go.usa.gov/xVEae
- The #FDA will provide more information as it becomes available. It’s an important reminder to never eat any raw dough or batter that is supposed to be cooked or baked. https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/raw-doughs-raw-deal-and-could-make-you-sick
- Last spring, we welcomed everyone to the “New Era of Smarter Food Safety,” which is people-led, FSMA-based & technology-enabled. We continue to move our plan forward & today announced a public meeting to help gain input on how to implement this initiative. https://go.usa.gov/xVEah
- Register to attend and help shape the New Era of Smarter Food Safety. We intend for a resulting strategic plan to outline how this new approach will address public health challenges, like tracing sources of contaminated foods and using new tools like artificial intelligence.
@FrankYiannasFDA
- Today, we announced FDA’s public meeting to help usher the U.S. into a New Era of Smarter Food Safety. We can’t do it alone. That’s why we’re looking for the best ideas from within & outside the boundaries of the agency. Plan to join us by signing up here. https://go.usa.gov/xVEah
September 19, 2019
Federal Register
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Animal Feed Regulatory Program Standards
Filed on: 09/19/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/20/2019
FR Document: 2019-20352 PDF 8 Pages (57.1 KB) Permalink
Environmental Protection Agency
Rules
Pesticide Tolerances:
Dinotefuran
Filed on: 09/19/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/20/2019
FR Document: 2019-18015 PDF 18 Pages (128 KB) Permalink
FDA
Recalls
| Date | Brand | Product Description | Reason/Problem | Company |
| 09/18/2019 | Schwartz Brothers Bakery | Lemon Dessert Bars | Undeclared Egg | Schwartz Brothers Bakery |
| 09/17/2019 | Southeastern Grocers | Peanut Butter Cookies | Undeclared peanuts | Southeastern Grocers |
| 09/17/2019 | Abbott | Calcilo XD® Infant Formula | Inconsistency in aroma and color | Abbott Laboratories |
AMS
USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case Against Charles Horn
USDA Announces $8 Million in Grants Awarded to Strengthen Markets for U.S. Agricultural Products
USDA Announces $72.4 Million in Grant Funding Awarded to Strengthen the Specialty Crop Industry
@SecretarySonny
- This AM, I spoke to @UnitedFresh about the importance of telling your story as a producer. We’ve got challenges ahead of us, but we’ve had many successes. It’s our job to convey that to Americans and to do right and feed everyone… fresh!
@FDA_ORA
- Meet Eugene Song, a program analyst in the Office of Regulatory Science at #FDAORA. His sense of service & desire to advance public health safety led him to rural Uganda for 2 years. Read more about Eugene here: https://go.usa.gov/xV9gX #IAmORA