Laws and Regulations Committee Update – September 22 – 23, 2021
September 22, 2021
FDA
Warning Letters
Posted Date | Issue Date | Company | Issuing Office | Subject |
09/21/2021 | 08/26/2021 | Fibromyalgia Treatment Group – FTG, LLC | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations West VI | New Drug/Misbranded |
09/21/2021 | 06/29/2021 | FMT Services, LLC | Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) | Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
GRAS Notices
GRN No. | Substance | Date of closure | FDA’s Letter |
967 | Soluble egg-white protein produced by Komagataella phaffii strain GSD-1209 | Sep 9, 2021 | FDA has no questions (in PDF) (305 kB) |
APHIS
USDA Statement on Confirmation of African Swine Fever in Haiti
OEHHA
[NOTE: OEHHA has issued modified proposed regulatory text for public comment. Comments regarding the proposed changes to the text of regulations will be accepted by OEHHA through October 8, 2021.]
@FrankYiannasFDA
- The FDA, with @CDCgov & state/local partners, investigated a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Weltevreden infections linked to frozen cooked shrimp manufactured by Avanti Frozen Foods of India. Today, CDC announced that the outbreak is over. https://go.usa.gov/xM9Sv
- There were a total of nine illnesses in four states. The last illness onset date was July 17, 2021.
- Based on FDA’s completed traceback investigation & sample results, the frozen cooked shrimp manufactured by Avanti were linked to this outbreak. FDA worked with Avanti Frozen Foods of India to ensure that potentially contaminated frozen cooked shrimp were removed from the market.
@FDAfood
- The FDA, with @CDCgov & state/local partners, investigated a multistate outbreak of #Salmonella Weltevreden infections linked to frozen cooked #shrimp manufactured by Avanti Frozen Foods of India. As of Sept. 17, CDC announced that the outbreak is over. https://go.usa.gov/xMXqm
@FDA_ORA
- FDA’s Special Agents/@DOJgov: Florida man and his company plead guilty to his role in a fraud scheme that involved distributing illegal products falsely labeled as dietary supplements https://go.usa.gov/xM8Vq
September 23, 2021
Federal Register
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Rules
Elimination of the Voluntary Trichinae Certification Program
Filed on: 09/23/2021 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/24/2021
FR Document: 2021-20634 PDF 5 Pages (90.2 KB) Permalink
Environmental Protection Agency
Rules
Pesticide Tolerances:
Metalaxyl
Filed on: 09/23/2021 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/24/2021
FR Document: 2021-20743 PDF 17 Pages (134 KB) Permalink
FSIS
Notices
Number | Title | Date |
37-21 | Ending Mandatory Inspection for Certain Multi-component Kit Products Containing Meat or Poultry Products | Sep 22, 2021 |
BRS
USDA Deregulates Corn Developed Using Genetic Engineering
Extension of Deregulation to Apples Developed Using Genetic Engineering