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Laws and Regulations Committee 11/24 - 12/1, 2017
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November 24, 2017
Federal Register
Environmental Protection Agency
Notices
Pesticide Petitions: Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
Filed on: 11/24/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 11/27/2017
FR Document: 2017-25564 PDF 7 Pages (133 KB) Permalink
Pesticide Product Registrations: New Active Ingredients
Filed on: 11/24/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 11/27/2017
FR Document: 2017-25566 PDF 4 Pages (162 KB) Permalink
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Announcement of Office of Management and Budget Approvals
Filed on: 11/24/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 11/27/2017
FR Document: 2017-25452 PDF 2 Pages (86.4 KB) Permalink
Export of Food and Drug Administration-Regulated Products - Export Certificates
Filed on: 11/24/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 11/27/2017
FR Document: 2017-25456 PDF 7 Pages (110 KB) Permalink
FDA
Recalls
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Date |
Brand Name |
Product Description |
Reason/ Problem |
Company |
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11/22/2017 |
Cashew Cranberry Cherry Jubilee, Oat Bran Nutty Crunch, Honey Nutty Granola, Peanut Delight, and Frontier Trail Mix |
Undeclared milk |
Colorado Nut Company |
GRAS Notices
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Glycolipids from Dacryopinax spathularia |
Pending |
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Mannanase enzyme from Talaromyces leycettanus produced in Aspergillus niger |
Pending |
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Thaumatin |
Pending |
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Soy leghemoglobin |
Pending |
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Lactobacillus casei subsp. paracasei Lpc-37 |
Pending |
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2’-Fucosyllactose |
Pending |
askFSIS
Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures Record
Potential Differences Between Establishment and PHIS HACCP Processing Categories
Eligibility of Veal Product Imported from the Netherlands
Expected Availability of an Establishment’s Salmonella Initiative Program (SIP) Sampling Results
Documenting Noncompliance under the Salmonella Initiative Program (SIP)
HACCP System Validation Requirements
Neutralizing Buffered Peptone Water (nBPW) in raw poultry sampling: lecithin and allergen concerns
OEHHS
- Ø OEHHA has received a request from California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation seeking an extension of the comment period for a SUD for chlorothalonil in certain foods. OEHHA hereby extends the public comment period until 5 p.m., Monday, December 18, 2017 for the materials on chlorothalonil.
November 27, 2017
Federal Register
Agricultural Marketing Service
Rules
Pecans Grown in States of Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas: Establishment of Reporting Requirements and New Information Collection
Filed on: 11/27/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 11/28/2017
FR Document: 2017-25735 PDF 22 Pages (271 KB) Permalink
Walnuts Grown in California: Decreased Assessment Rate
Filed on: 11/27/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 11/28/2017
FR Document: 2017-25736 PDF 8 Pages (144 KB) Permalink
Environmental Protection Agency
Rules
Tolerance Exemptions: Polyethyleneimine
Filed on: 11/27/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 11/28/2017
FR Document: 2017-25715 PDF 15 Pages (194 KB) Permalink
NTP
NTP Board of Scientific Counselors Meeting, December 7-8, 2017
Peer Review of the Draft Report on Carcinogens Monograph on Antimony Trioxide, January 24, 2018
November 28, 2017
Federal Register
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Rules
Imports: Fresh Mango Fruit from Vietnam Into the Continental United States
Filed on: 11/28/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 11/29/2017
FR Document: 2017-25764 PDF 22 Pages (225 KB) Permalink
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for Human Food and Cosmetics Manufactured from, Processed with, or Otherwise Containing Material from Cattle
Filed on: 11/28/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 11/29/2017
FR Document: 2017-25767 PDF 8 Pages (25.7 KB) Permalink
FDA
Talking FSMA in the Land of Cotton and Looking for Middle Ground
Recalls
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Date |
Brand Name |
Product Description |
Reason/ Problem |
Company |
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11/23/2017 |
Chocolatey Chip Protein Meal Bars |
Foreign matter: small piece of yellow plastic |
Leclerc |
askFSIS
PHIS Scheduling on Inactive Days
Water Reuse - Measures to reduce contamination
Ingredients Letter of Guarantee
Application of Rules of Practice (ROP)
Importance of the Rules of Practice
What are the Rules of Practice?
Due Process Under Rules of Practice
GAO
FDA Continues to Evaluate and Respond to Business Concerns about the Produce Rule
OEHHS
- Ø Amendments were approved and will become operative on August 30, 2018.
CSPI
New Study Confirms Buying Red Yeast Rice Supplements is a Crap Shoot
Don’t Rely on a Gummy Multivitamin If You Can Swallow a Tablet
November 29, 2017
Federal Register
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Proposed Rules
Clothing Storage Unit Tip Overs: Request for Information
Filed on: 11/29/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 11/30/2017
FR Document: 2017-25779 PDF 27 Pages (249 KB) Permalink
Environmental Protection Agency
Rules
Pesticide Tolerances: Boscalid
Filed on: 11/29/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 11/30/2017
FR Document: 2017-25832 PDF 16 Pages (330 KB) Permalink
Nitrapyrin
Filed on: 11/29/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 11/30/2017
FR Document: 2017-25829 PDF 20 Pages (347 KB) Permalink
Proposed Rules
Petitions for Rulemaking; Denials: Renewable Fuel Standard Point of Obligation
Filed on: 11/29/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 11/30/2017
FR Document: 2017-25827 PDF 7 Pages (157 KB) Permalink
Notices
Pesticide Emergency Exemptions: Agency Decisions and State and Federal Agency Crisis Declarations
Filed on: 11/29/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 11/30/2017
FR Document: 2017-25831 PDF 14 Pages (103 KB) Permalink
Toxic Substances Control Act Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements: Standards for Small Manufacturers and Processors; Final Determination
Filed on: 11/29/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 11/30/2017
FR Document: 2017-25822 PDF 10 Pages (335 KB) Permalink
Rules
Child Nutrition Programs: Flexibilities for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Requirements
Filed on: 11/29/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 11/30/2017
FR Document: 2017-25799 PDF 59 Pages (830 KB) Permalink
FDA, @US_FDA
The FDA Warns that Biotin May Interfere with Lab Tests: FDA Safety Communication
Warning Letters
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Letter Issue Date |
Company Name |
Issuing Office |
Subject |
Close Out Date |
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11/14/2017 |
Atlanta District Office |
CGMP/Manufacturing, Packing or Holding Human Food/Adulterated/Insanitary Conditions |
USDA
Agriculture Secretary Perdue Announces National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board Appointments
APHIS
OEHHS
- Ø These amendments incorporate 2016 amendments to the federal Toxic Substances Control Act and make other non-substantive changes.
November 30, 2017
Federal Register
Agricultural Marketing Service
Proposed Rules
Marketing Orders: Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Revision of the Salable Quantity and Allotment Percentage for Class 3 (Native) Spearmint Oil
Filed on: 11/30/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/01/2017
FR Document: 2017-25965 PDF 26 Pages (273 KB) Permalink
OIRA
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AGENCY: USDA-AMS |
RIN: 0581-AD75 |
Status: Pending Review |
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TITLE: NOP: Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices |
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STAGE: Proposed Rule |
ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes |
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** RECEIVED DATE: 11/29/2017 |
LEGAL DEADLINE: None |
FDA
Recalls
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Date |
Brand Name |
Product Description |
Reason/ Problem |
Company |
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11/29/2017 |
Dark Chocolate Almonds, Dark Chocolate Cashews, and Dark Chocolate Pecans |
Undeclared Milk |
Farrell Farms, Inc. |
GIPSA
Dallas Dewees, d/b/a Foy Reynolds Cattle Co. Assessed $2,500 Civil Penalty (PDF; 43KB)
Jamey Stephens, d/b/a Stephens Cattle Company Assessed $2,400 Civil Penalty (PDF; 43KB)
CSPI
Trump Administration Announces Rule Rolling Back Progress on School Nutrition