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Laws and Regulations Committee Update 4/5 - 4/6, 2018

Posted on April 06, 2018

Blog: Association of Food & Drug Officials (AFDO)

April 5, 2018

Federal Register

Food and Drug Administration

Notices

Meetings:

Science Board to the Food and Drug Administration Advisory Committee

Filed on: 04/05/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 04/06/2018

FR Document: 2018-07105 PDF 4 Pages (82.5 KB) Permalink

Agriculture Department

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

Filed on: 04/05/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 04/06/2018

FR Document: 2018-07043 PDF 5 Pages (117 KB) Permalink

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Rules

Imports:

Lemons from Chile into the Continental United States

Filed on: 04/05/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 04/06/2018

FR Document: 2018-07073 PDF 15 Pages (194 KB) Permalink

Agricultural Marketing Service

Rules

Subpart Nomenclature Change; Technical Amendment

Filed on: 04/05/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 04/06/2018

FR Document: 2018-06882 PDF 21 Pages (267 KB) Permalink

Proposed Rules

Mango Promotion, Research and Information Order:

Amendment to Include Frozen Mangos

Filed on: 04/05/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 04/06/2018

FR Document: 2018-06968 PDF 46 Pages (254 KB) Permalink

Marketing Orders:

Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Salable Quantities and Allotment Percentages for the 2018-2019 Marketing Year

Filed on: 04/05/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 04/06/2018

FR Document: 2018-06973 PDF 30 Pages (379 KB) Permalink

FDA

Final Rule: Approval of New Animal Drug Applications; Changes of Sponsorship; Change of a Sponsor's Name and Address

Recalls

Date	Brand Name	Product Description	Reason/Problem	Company
04/04/2018	Buenas	Grated coconut	Salmonella	Global Commodities Corporation

AskFSIS

Humane Handling Livestock

FSIS Directive 6100.1 - Use of Electrical Prods #4

FSIS Directive 6100.1 Use of Electric Prod #1

SSOPs voluntary slaughter

@FDAfood, @US_FDA, @SGottliebFDA, @FDA_ORA. @FDAMedia, @FDAanimalhealth, @FDArecalls

· The #FDA Coordinated Outbreak Response & Evaluation (CORE) Network streamlines and strengthens FDA’s efforts to prevent, detect, investigate, respond to & learn from incidents/outbreaks. MORE: https://go.usa.gov/xnS9f
· Kratom recall update: Since FDA’s first-ever mandatory recall order, the company’s counsel has informed #FDA that they’ve agreed to recall their products. We’ll continue to monitor the situation and resulting recall to ensure full compliance with the order https://go.usa.gov/xQgpr
· FDA announced new plans for getting better information on food packages & how we are looking for ways to simplify ingredient lists. #FDANutritionInnovation http://go.usa.gov/xQYdv
· DYK #FDAORA issues weekly Enforcement Reports of recalled products once they are classified? Products may be listed prior to classification when FDA determines the firm’s removal or correction of a marketed product(s) meets the definition of a recall. https://go.usa.gov/xnJDr
· Concerned about #foodrecalls & #outbreaks? Watch our Twitter feed, sign up for emails, or check our up-to-date list. https://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/default.htm …
· Global Commodities Corporation Recalls Buenas Grated Coconut due to Possible Health Risk http://dlvr.it/QNSf15
· When a food company says their product is #healthy #natural what does that mean? We’ll be updating the criteria to make these claims #FDANutritionInnovation http://go.usa.gov/xQYdv

April 6, 2018

Federal Register

Food and Drug Administration

Proposed Rules

Color Additive Petitions:

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