News Article

Laws and Regulations Committee Update 2/13 - 2/15, 2019

Posted on February 15, 2019

Blog: Association of Food & Drug Officials (AFDO)

February 13, 2019

Federal Register

Environmental Protection Agency

Notices

Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; Agency Decisions and State and Federal Agency Crisis Declarations

Filed on: 02/13/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/14/2019

FR Document: 2019-02354 PDF 17 Pages (112 KB) Permalink

Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations and Amendments to Terminate Uses

Filed on: 02/13/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/14/2019

FR Document: 2019-02385 PDF 9 Pages (38 KB) Permalink

USDA

USDA Seeks Nominees for the Mushroom Council

FSIS

Notices

Number	Title	Date Issued	Expiration Date
03-19	Actions to Take When Raw Poultry Establishments Receive Campylobacter Test Results	Feb 12, 2019	Feb 01, 2020

@FrankYiannasFDA

· New tools such as machine learning, IoT, & blockchain will usher in a “new era of smarter food safety and epidemiology." #AI #blockchain #IoT Scientists use machine learning to ID source Salmonella
· Food Safety isn’t a single country challenge. In a global food system, it’s a global challenge. When other countries win battles against foodborne disease, we all win. https://www.who.int/news-room/

@USDAFoodSafety

· Registration for the 2019 Consumer Food Safety Education Conference has officially opened! Join us March 7-8, 2019, in Orlando, FL for a 2 day conference filled with take-away strategies for changing people’s #FoodSafety knowledge & behaviors. https://cfsec2019.fightbac.org

February 14, 2019

Federal Register

Agriculture Department

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

Filed on: 02/14/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/15/2019

FR Document: 2019-02457 PDF 4 Pages (88.6 KB) Permalink

Ø National Animal Health Monitoring System; Goat 2019 Study

Agricultural Marketing Service

Rules

Establish Procedures to Meet Via Electronic Communications:

Olives Grown in California

Filed on: 02/14/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/15/2019

FR Document: 2019-02517 PDF 12 Pages (256 KB) Permalink

Proposed Rules

Marketing Order: Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Salable Quantities and Allotment Percentages for the 2019-2020 Marketing Year

Filed on: 02/14/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/15/2019

FR Document: 2019-02514 PDF 33 Pages (408 KB) Permalink

National Organic Program:

National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances for April 2018 NOSB Recommendations (Crops and Handling)

Filed on: 02/14/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/15/2019

FR Document: 2019-02518 PDF 18 Pages (262 KB) Permalink

Environmental Protection Agency

Rules

Pesticide Tolerances:

Trifloxystrobin

Filed on: 02/14/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/15/2019

FR Document: 2019-02523 PDF 22 Pages (350 KB) Permalink

Trifluralin

Filed on: 02/14/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/15/2019

FR Document: 2019-02535 PDF 23 Pages (353 KB) Permalink

FDA

FDA Releases Report on Investigation into the Fall 2018 Outbreak of Illnesses Tied to Romaine Lettuce

Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. and Deputy Commissioner Frank Yiannas on findings from the agency’s investigation of the November 2018 outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in California-linked romaine lettuce

Salmonella Linked to Tahini

Recalls

Date	Brand	Product Description	Reason/Problem	Company
02/12/2019	Ottogi	JIN JJAMBBONG’ and Jin Ramen	Undeclared egg	Ottogi America, Inc

Warning Letters

Letter Issue Date	Company Name	Issuing Office	Subject	Close Out Date
02/01/2019	Panther James LLC.	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition	Juice HACCP/CGMP for Foods/Adulterated/Insanitary Conditions	Not Issued *

FTC

2018 Annual Report on Refunds to Consumers

OEHHA

Amendment to Section 25705 No Significant Risk Level for Bromochloroacetic Acid: The regulation will be effective on April 1, 2019. This regulation establishes a No Significant Risk Level of 0.70 micrograms per day for bromochloroacetic acid for purposes of Proposition 65.

Amendment to Section 25705 No Significant Risk Level for Bromodichloroacetic Acid: The regulation will be effective on April 1, 2019. This regulation establishes a No Significant Risk Level of 0.95 micrograms per day for bromodichloroacetic acid for purposes of Proposition 65.

@SGottliebFDA

Ø Today #FDA released our investigation report for the November E. coli outbreak linked to romaine from CA. It reinforces recommendations for romaine growers to help prevent this from happening again https://go.usa.gov/xEQvw
Ø Advancing the safety of fresh leafy greens requires ongoing collaboration. We’ll continue to work with states, federal partners, and industry to explore better ways to assure quick, accurate and easy access to key traceability information.

@FrankYiannasFDA

Ø Today’s investigation report provides more information than we had before. And it reinforces the fact that implementation of preventive measures based on the best available science is the most effective means to ensure the safety of produce

@US_FDA

Ø Cyclospora is a parasite, with a complicated lifecycle, not a bacterial pathogen, like Salmonella or E. coli. Discover how an FDA-developed test detects Cyclospora and how its development detected a significant outbreak last summer. https://go.usa.gov/xERKc