News Article

Laws and Regulations Committee Update 5/22 - 5/24, 2017

Posted on May 24, 2017

Blog: Association of Food & Drug Officials (AFDO)

May 22, 2017

FDA
Recalls

Date	Brand Name	Product Description	Reason/ Problem	Company
05/19/2017	Tri-Ton	Tri-Ton dietary supplement	Product contains unapproved drugs, andarine and ostarine	Dynamic Technical Formulations, LLC

FSIS

Correctional Industries Airway Heights Food Operations Recalls Frozen Meat and Poultry Products Due to Water Contamination

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert For Imported Veal Products Due To Possible Non-O157 Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) O103 Contamination

May 19, 2017 | PDF

Inspection Coverage in Official Establishments That Slaughter Fish of the Order Siluriformes
FSIS Posts Aggregate Results for Chicken Parts, Comminuted Poultry and Poultry Carcasses Tested for Salmonella and Campylobacter
Sign Up for Siluriformes Fish Inspection Email Updates

AskFSIS

The Reason to Develop a Food Defense Plan

Rework in 319.180, “Cooked Sausage” products

May 23, 2017

FDA

FSMA Collaborative Training Forum: ‘Educate Before and While We Regulate’

Warning Letters

Letter Issue Date	Company Name	Issuing Office	Subject	Close Out Date
05/12/2017	Formulife, Inc.	Dallas District Office	CGMP/Dietary Supplement/Adulterated/Misbranded	Not Issued *
05/09/2017	Products Africana, Inc.	New Jersey District Office	Seafood HACCP/CGMP for Foods/Adulterated/Insanitary Conditions	Not Issued *
04/28/2017	Shriver III, Victor L., a.k.a. Chip	Chicago District Office	Illegal Drug Residue	Not Issued *
03/07/2017	Sweet Springs Valley Water Co., Inc.	Baltimore District Office	Processing and Bottling of Bottled Drinking Water Regulation/Insanitary Conditions	Not Issued

GIPSA

Zahiba Halal Meats, Inc., Daniel W. Ault, Carrie Ault And Corey Hamilton Assessed $3,750 (PDF; 48KB)

May 24, 2017

Federal Register

Food and Drug Administration

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

Channels of Trade Policy for Commodities with Residues of Pesticide Chemicals, for which Tolerances have been Revoked, Suspended, or Modified by the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to Dietary Risk Considerations

Filed on: 05/24/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/25/2017

FR Document:2017-10710 PDF 10 Pages (115 KB) Permalink

Prior Notice of Imported Food under Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002

Filed on: 05/24/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/25/2017

FR Document:2017-10712 PDF 7 Pages (99.1 KB) Permalink

Agricultural Marketing Service

Rules

Changes to Reporting and Notification Requirements and Other Clarifying Changes for Imported Fruits, Vegetables, and Specialty Crops

Filed on: 05/24/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/25/2017

FR Document:2017-10678 PDF 12 Pages (221 KB) Permalink

Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in Far West:

Salable Quantities and Allotment Percentages for 2017-2018 Marketing Year; Marketing Orders

Filed on: 05/24/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/25/2017

FR Document: 2017-10679 PDF 50 Pages (289 KB) Permalink

Proposed Rules

Quality and Handling Requirements: Minimum Quality and Handling Standards for Domestic and Imported Peanuts Marketed in United States

Filed on: 05/24/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/25/2017

FR Document: 2017-10680 PDF 19 Pages (251 KB) Permalink

Tart Cherries Grown in States of Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin: Allocation of Assessments; Modifications

Filed on: 05/24/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/25/2017

FR Document: 2017-10677 PDF 15 Pages (244 KB) Permalink

Notices

U.S. Grade Standards: Cauliflower

Filed on: 05/24/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/25/2017

FR Document: 2017-10674 PDF Pages (88.4 KB) Permalink

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Rules

Regulated Articles: Asian Longhorned Beetle

Filed on: 05/24/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/25/2017

FR Document:2017-10675 PDF 3 Pages (80.3 KB) Permalink

Environmental Protection Agency

Rules

Pesticide Tolerances:

Fenazaquin

Filed on: 05/24/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/25/2017

FR Document: 2017-10751 PDF 18 Pages (294 KB) Permalink

Flazasulfuron

Filed on:

05/24/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/25/2017

FR Document:2017-10763 PDF 18 Pages (505 KB) Permalink

Isopyrazam

Filed on: 05/24/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date:05/25/2017

FR Document:2017-10765 PDF 17 Pages (216 KB) Permalink

Notices

Meetings: Environmental Modeling

Filed on: 05/24/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/25/2017

FR Document:2017-10760 PDF 4 Pages (97.5 KB) Permalink

Registration Reviews:

2-(Decylthio)ethanamine Hydrochloride, DTEA-HCl; Aliphatic Alcohols, C1-C5; Bentazon; Chlorfenapyr; Propoxur; Propoxycarbazone-sodium; Sodium Acifluorfen; and Thidiazuron

Filed on: 05/24/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/25/2017

FR Document:2017-10671 PDF 5 Pages (213 KB) Permalink

Aldicarb, Azoxystrobin, Bifenazate, Chlorpyrifos-methyl, Ethalfluralin, and Pirimiphos-methyl; Interim Decisions

Filed on: 05/24/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/25/2017

FR Document: 2017-10669 PDF 6 Pages (297 KB) Permalink

Boric Acid/Sodium Salts, Clethodim, Diquat Dibromide, Ethephon, Fenitrothion, Hexazinone, Hymexazol, Methoxyfenozide, Pronamide, and Trimedlure

Filed on: 05/24/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/25/2017

FR Document: 2017-10670 PDF 7 Pages (173 KB) Permalink

Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessment(s), and Final Tetrachlorvinphos Occupational and Residential Exposure Risk Assessment, and decision to rely on data from human health research

Filed on: 05/24/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/25/2017

FR Document: 2017-10754 PDF 10 Pages (328 KB) Permalink

Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments

Filed on:05/24/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/25/2017

FR Document: 2017-10753 PDF 7 Pages (265 KB) Permalink

Interim Decisions and Case Closures

Filed on: 05/24/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/25/2017

FR Document: 2017-10668 PDF 6 Pages (231 KB) Permalink

Neonicotinoid Risk Assessments; Summary Response to Comments, and Updated Neonicotinoid Work Schedule

Filed on: 05/24/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 05/25/2017

FR Document: 2017-10755 PDF 7 Pages (172 KB) Permalink

FDA

Recalls

Date	Brand Name	Product Description	Reason/ Problem	Company
05/23/2017	L.A. Lucky Brand	Sweet Basil Seeds	Salmonella	L.A. Lucky Import & Export