Laws and Regulations Committee Update – September 21 – 24, 2020
September 21, 2020
Federal Register
Agricultural Marketing Service
Proposed Rules
Pecan Research, Promotion, and Information Order
Filed on: 09/21/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/22/2020
FR Document: 2020-19031 PDF 131 Pages (317 KB) Permalink
Environmental Protection Agency
Notices
- – Pesticide Registration Review:
Interim Decisions for the Triazines
Filed on: 09/18/2020 at 12:00 pm Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/22/2020
FR Document: 2020-20879 PDF 4 Pages (87.2 KB) Permalink
- – Pesticide Product Registration:
Applications for New Uses; August 2020
Filed on: 09/21/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/22/2020
FR Document: 2020-20884 PDF 5 Pages (92 KB) Permalink
Rules
Postmarketing Safety Reports for Approved New Animal Drugs; Electronic Submission Requirements; Correction
Filed on: 09/21/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/22/2020
FR Document: 2020-18263 PDF 2 Pages (52.5 KB) Permalink
FDA
FDA Provides Additional Flexibility Regarding Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels
HHS
HHS Statement on Regulatory Process
FSIS
USDA Completes Appointments to Food Safety Advisory Committee
USDA Releases Roadmap to Address Salmonella
Constituent Updates
Sep 18, 2020 | PDF
- USDA Releases Roadmap to Address Salmonella
- FSIS Extends Deadline for Temporary Allowances for Labels Going to Retail Through the End of the Year
- FSIS to Post Individual Category Status and Aggregate Results for Poultry Carcasses, Chicken Parts, and Comminuted Poultry Tested for Salmonella
- USDA Completes Appointments to Food Safety Advisory Committee
- Reminder: Upcoming FSIS Public Meetings
AMS
USDA Cites PK Produce Inc. in Ohio for PACA Violations
USDA
White House
Proclamation on Farm Safety and Health Week, 2020
ODS
Now Available: Updated Iodine Fact Sheet for Health Professionals
Now Available: Updated Iodine Fact Sheet for Consumers
@FrankYiannasFDA
- · Thursday, Blue Bell Creameries was ordered to pay criminal penalties for 2015 Listeria contamination. Action follows FDA testing, inspections, & investigation. We’ll continue to pursue those who put public health at risk by distributing contaminated foods. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/blue-bell-creameries-ordered-pay-1725-million-criminal-penalties-connection-2015-listeria
@SteveFDA
- · @US_FDA recently completed a proof-of-concept that demonstrates leveraging artificial intelligence for import screening potentially could almost triple the likelihood that we will identify a shipment containing products of public health concern. https://www.fda.gov/news-events/fda-voices/import-screening-pilot-unleashes-power-data-and-leverages-artificial-intelligence
@SecretarySonny
- · America’s ag communities are resilient, but still face many challenges due to COVID-19. @realDonaldTrump is once again demonstrating his commitment to ensure America’s farmers and ranchers remain in business to produce the food, fuel & fiber our country needs to thrive.
@FDAfood
- · @US_FDA is providing additional flexibility regarding the #nutrition and supplement facts labels for smaller food manufacturers. While the compliance deadline remains January 1, 2021, we will not focus on enforcement actions during 2021. https://go.usa.gov/xGQxX
- · #GMOs have been available to consumers since the 1990s. Find out how they got started and where they are today: https://fda.gov/food/agricultural-biotechnology/science-and-history-gmos-and-other-food-modification-processes… #FeedYourMind
@US_FDA
- · Online marketers may prey on the Alzheimer’s population by pitching products that make unproven claims to prevent, treat, delay, or even cure Alzheimer’s disease. Learn how to spot fake treatments & protect yourself: https://go.usa.gov/xG4fP
- · We reissued the Emergency Use Authorization for the Abbott ID Now COVID-19 test. Revisions include a revised intended use to indicate that testing is for specimens collected from people with suspected #COVID19 within the first 7 days of symptoms. https://fda.gov/media/136522/download
September 24, 2020
Federal Register
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Filed on: 09/24/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/25/2020
FR Document: 2020-21223 PDF 3 Pages (79.6 KB) Permalink
- – FSIS In-Home Food Safety Behaviors and Consumer Education: Web Survey
Environmental Protection Agency
Notice
Pesticide Registration Review:
Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments for Chlorpyrifos
Filed on: 09/24/2020 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/25/2020
FR Document: 2020-21196 PDF 3 Pages (85.2 KB) Permalink
FDA
COVID-19: An Update on the Federal Response
Recalls
| Date | Brand | Description | Type | Recall Reason | Company |
| 09/23/2020 | Shirakiku | Dried Fungus (also known a Black Fungus or Kikurage) | Food & Beverages, | Product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella | Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc. |
FSIS
Preparing Frozen Food
@FrankYiannasFDA
- · Working together, we CAN advance food traceability and usher in a New Era of Smarter Food Safety that benefits producers and consumers. #foodtraceability #SmarterFoodSafety https://www.morningagclips.com/fda-announces-key-fsma-rule-to-advance-traceability-of-foods/
- · Today, through our finalization of the shellfish equivalence determination, we are making a wider selection of seafood options from Europe available to the American consumer. https://go.usa.gov/xGygg
@FDAFood
- · You might be familiar with the term “GMO.” But there are other words used to describe these products. Find out what they are: https://fda.gov/food/consumers/agricultural-biotechnology… #FeedYourMind
- · Genetically Modified Organism. It’s a plant, animal, or organism that has had its DNA changed. Find out more about genetically modified organisms (#GMOs): https://fda.gov/food/consumers/agricultural-biotechnology #FeedYourMind