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Secretary Perdue Announces FSIS Key Leadership;
Secretary Perdue Announces FSIS Key Leadership;
FSIS Proposes to Eliminate Redundant Hog Carcass Cleaning Regulation;
FSIS Launches Outreach Initiative for Small and Very Small Plants;
FSIS Posts Next Set of Establishment Specific Datasets;
FSIS Posts Updated Dataset on Import Refusals;
Listeria monocytogenes Testing Update;
Reminder: FSIS Comment Period on Petition on Beef and Meat Labeling Requirements Ends May 17, 2018.

AskFSIS

Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures Preventive Measures

If an establishment relies on its own product cook tests for its validated cooking instructions, must the cook tests be approved by a process authority?

Does "neutral" background refer to the background color of the package and could you use a red background with black type?

Because microwave instructions on labels seem to be of much concern, what type of information and data needs to be reviewed if microwave cooking instructions are included on the label of products that contain raw or partially cooked poultry

AMS

USDA Proposes Volume Regulation for 2017–18 Tart Cherries

USDA Finds Lack of Consensus Among Farmers for a New Organic Marketing Board

May 15, 2018

Federal Register

Food Safety and Inspection Service

Proposed Rules

Eliminating Unnecessary Requirements for Hog Carcass Cleaning

Filed on: 05/15/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/16/2018

FR Document: 2018-10488 PDF 17 Pages (239 KB) Permalink

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Requirements to Notify FSIS of Adulterated or Misbranded Product, Prepare and Maintain Written Recall Procedures, and Document Certain HACCP Plan Reassessments

Filed on: 05/15/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/16/2018

FR Document: 2018-10489 PDF 9 Pages (208 KB) Permalink

Voluntary Recalls of Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products

Filed on: 05/15/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/16/2018

FR Document: 2018-10484 PDF 8 Pages (208 KB) Permalink

Environmental Protection Agency

Rules

Pesticide Tolerances:

Tebuconazole

Filed on: 05/15/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/16/2018

FR Document: 2018-10345 PDF 23 Pages (357 KB) Permalink

FDA

FDA Approves Mirataz, a New Animal Drug to Manage Undesired Weight Loss in Cats

Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities; Electronic User Fee Payment Request Forms

Notice of OMB Approvals of Agency Information Collection Activities

USDA

Secretary Perdue Appoints New Members to National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods

FSIS

Secretary Perdue Appoints New Members to National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods

J.T.M. Provisions Company Recalls Beef Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

Fresh Foods Manufacturing Co. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Salad Products Due to Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination

AskFSIS

FSIS Directive 5000.4 - Direct Observation of Sanitation SOP Monitoring

Can the print be condensed?

Must cooking instructions advise consumers whether product should be cooked from a frozen state or from a thawed state?

Must cooking instructions advise consumers where to place the thermometer in the product (i.e., coldest/thickest part), or how many temperature readings to take?

Designing a Sanitation SOP Daily Record

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· Companies that label their foods as free of gluten are responsible for using #glutenfree claims in an accurate & not misleading manner. They must comply with the gluten-free food labeling regulation enforced by FDA https://go.usa.gov/xQnW4
· Experts from FDA will be presenting @IFSH Food Safety & High Throughput Sequencing (#HTS) Symposium – What Does the Future Hold? May 30-31 https://go.usa.gov/xnwja #foodindustry
· The only way to manage celiac disease is to avoid eating foods containing gluten. Learn how FDA's definition of 'gluten free' on food labels makes that possible. #celiacawarenessmonth https://go.usa.gov/xQQTy

May 16, 2018

Federal Register

Food and Drug Administration

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Food and Cosmetic Export Certificate Application Process