December 3, 2018

Federal Register

Agricultural Marketing Service

Rules

Decreased Assessment Rate:

Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington

Filed on: 12/03/2018 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/04/2018

FR Document: 2018-26311 PDF 14 Pages (260 KB) Permalink

Environmental Protection Agency

Rules

Pesticide Tolerances:

Bixafen

Filed on: 12/03/2018 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/04/2018

FR Document: 2018-26348 PDF 24 Pages (357 KB) Permalink

Oxytetracycline

Filed on: 12/03/2018 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/04/2018

FR Document: 2018-26343 PDF 19 Pages (409 KB) Permalink

Tolerance Exemptions:

1-Propanesulfonic acid, 2-methyl-2-[(1-oxo-2-propen-1-y1)amino]-, homopolymer, sodium salt and 1-Propanesulfonic acid, 2-methyl-2-[(1-oxo-2-propen-1-y1)amino]-, sodium salt (1:1), homopolymer

Filed on: 12/03/2018 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/04/2018

FR Document: 2018-26347 PDF 15 Pages (195 KB) Permalink

Calcium Formate

Filed on: 12/03/2018 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/04/2018

FR Document: 2018-26353 PDF 23 Pages (213 KB) Permalink

Notices

Interim Registration Review Decisions and Case Closures for Several Pesticides

Filed on: 12/03/2018 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/04/2018

FR Document: 2018-26354 PDF 6 Pages (170 KB) Permalink

Registration Review Proposed Interim Decisions for Several Pesticides

Filed on: 12/03/2018 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/04/2018

FR Document: 2018-26344 PDF 9 Pages (258 KB) Permalink

FDA

Recalls

Date	Brand	Product Description	Reason/Problem	Company
11/27/2018	Tres Hermanos Bakery	Bread	Undeclared milk	Tres Hermanos Bakery
11/27/2018	Imperial Taste	Fried Red Onions and Fried Garlic	Undeclared wheat	Gemini Food Corporation
11/16/2018	Jay Robb	Egg White Protein	Undeclared Milk	Jay Robb Enterprises

USDA

Statement of Secretary Perdue on Signing of USMCA

FSIS

FSIS Releases Annual Plans on Microbiological and Chemical Residue Sampling Programs

Romaine Lettuce, Labeling

• · consistent with FDA’s advice, FSIS will permit labeling on meat and poultry products that contain romaine lettuce, as well as products that do not contain romaine lettuce

Nov 30, 2018 | PDF

• Argentina Eligible to Export Raw Beef Products to the U.S.
• FSIS Releases FY 2019 Sampling Program Plans and New Catalog of Sampling Projects
• Shawna Newsome Named as New Chief of Staff for Food Safety
• FSIS to Modernize Microbiological Testing System for Pathogens
• Reminder: U.S.-Canada RCC Stakeholder Forum to be Held in Early December

AMS

USDA Seeks Nominees for National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board

APHIS

USDA Issues Record of Decision on Cattle Fever Tick Control Fencing in Texas

@FDArecalls

• Ø Tres Hermanos Bakery Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk in Telera and Bolillo Breads http://dlvr.it/QsXtwY

• Ø #OUTBREAK UPDATE: #Romaine lettuce traceback activities are ongoing, gathering new info. FDA recommends not consuming lettuce grown / distributed thru identified counties until investigation determines source(s) of E.coli. We will continue to update. http://go.usa.gov/xP6ac
• Ø The specific California counties FDA is including: Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz and Ventura.

December 4, 2018

Federal Register

Environmental Protection Agency

Rules

Extension of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions (Multiple Chemicals)

Filed on: 12/04/2018 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/06/2018

FR Document: 2018-26346 PDF 12 Pages (183 KB) Permalink

Pesticide Tolerances:

Clomazone

Filed on: 12/04/2018 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/06/2018

FR Document: 2018-26345 PDF 27 Pages (228 KB) Permalink

International Trade Administration

Notices

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Certain Pasta from Italy and Turkey

Filed on: 12/04/2018 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/06/2018

FR Document: 2018-26429 PDF 5 Pages (89.9 KB) Permalink

Certain Pasta from Italy; Final Results of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order

Filed on: 12/04/2018 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/06/2018

FR Document: 2018-26431 PDF 7 Pages (148 KB) Permalink

Certain Pasta from Turkey

Filed on: 12/04/2018 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 12/06/2018

FR Document: 2018-26430 PDF 6 Pages (246 KB) Permalink

FDA

New FDA Online Education and Training Module on Menu Labeling

USDA

Secretary Perdue Names NRCS Chief

USDA Announces Peanut Standards Board Appointments

FSIS

Recalls

Product Recalled	Date of Recall
FSIS-RC-Exp085-2018 JBS Tolleson, Inc. Recalls Raw Beef Products due to Possible Salmonella Newport Contamination	Dec 04, 2018

National Academies

Curbing Climate Change and Sustainably Supplying Food, Water, and Energy Among Top Challenges Environmental Engineering Can Help Address, New Report Says

@SGottliebFDA, @FDAanimalhealth, @FDASpox, @FDAfood

• Ø Dog owners: Here is a list of dry dog foods recalled for high levels of vitamin D that can cause kidney failure and death. This is an evolving situation and this list may grow. http://go.usa.gov/xPtdV
• Ø FDA is continuing to work with the dog food manufacturer to identify all brands containing dangerously high levels of vitamin D. Stay tuned – we will update as this unfolds. https://go.usa.gov/xPtdV
• Ø Today #FDA released a new video resource to help industry & consumers understand menu labeling regs. It describes how food establishments can best comply w/ important regulations for providing nutrition and calories on menus. Check it out! https://go.usa.gov/xPtkT

Working on your 2018 Food Facility Biennial Registration Renewal? Need guidance? Check out our fact sheet & on-line webinar to walk through the renewal process. Deadline for renewal - Dec. 31, 2018. #FURLS https://go.usa.gov/xPF3f

December 5, 2018

FDA

Stakeholders Will Be Able to Comment on First Two Volumes of the Intentional Adulteration Rule Draft Guidance Together

• Ø Although the closing date for public comment on the first installment is December 17, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intends to ask for comments on both the first and upcoming second volumes during the comment period after the second installment of the draft guidance is issued.

Recalls

Date	Brand	Product Description	Reason/Problem	Company
12/04/2018	Hiland	Half-gallon premium whole milk chocolate	Undeclared egg	Hiland Dairy
12/04/2018	Chukar Cherries	Ultra Dark Chocolate products	Undeclared milk	Chukar Cherries

Warning Letters

Letter Issue Date	Company Name	Issuing Office	Subject	Close Out Date
11/27/2018	Welter Farms Inc	Center for Veterinary Medicine	Food/Prepared Packed or Held Under Insanitary Conditions/Adulterated	Not Issued *
11/19/2018	Jelliffe Dairy Farm	Baltimore District Office	Illegal Drug Residue Animal Tissue/Adulterated	Not Issued *
10/30/2018	American Botanical Pharmacy	San Francisco District Office	Unapproved New Drugs/Misbranded	Not Issued *
10/26/2018	Alle Processing Corp.	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition	Low Acid Canned Food Regulation/Adulterated	Not Issued *

USDA

USDA Announces $3.7 Million in Financial Assistance to Fruit and Vegetable Growers in 16 States

OMB

AGENCY: USDA-FNS	RIN: 0584-AE62	Status: Pending Review
TITLE: Revision of Categorical Eligibility in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
STAGE: Proposed Rule	ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
** RECEIVED DATE: 12/04/2018	LEGAL DEADLINE: None

FTC

“Nobetes” Dietary Supplement Marketers Settle FTC Complaint Alleging Unsubstantiated Health Claims, Illegal Billing Practices, and Deceptive Endorsements

@USDAFoodSafety, @FDArecalls, @FDAanimalhealth

• Ø OUTBREAK UPDATE: 5 million more pounds of ground beef products recalled. Check your freezer for ground beef labeled “EST. 267,” usually found inside USDA mark of inspection, and return to store or throw it away. https://go.usa.gov/xPkun
• Ø Chukar Cherries Expands Recall of Ultra Dark Chocolate Product Due to Undeclared Milk http://dlvr.it/QsrsV3
• Ø Hiland Dairy Announces Voluntary Recall of Hiland Dairy Half-Gallon Whole Chocolate Milk http://dlvr.it/QsrsTZ
• Ø Dog & puppy food recalled for ↑ vitamin D include certain lots of these brands: Abound (Kroger), ANF, ELM, Evolve, Orlando (Lidl), Natural Life, Nature’s Place, Nature’s Promise, Nutrisca, Sportsman’s Pride, Triumph. https://go.usa.gov/xPtdV

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