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Laws and Regulations Committee Update 6/26 - 6/30, 2017

Posted on June 30, 2017

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June 26, 2017


Federal Register

Food and Nutrition Service

Notices

Meetings: National Advisory Council on Maternal, Infant and Fetal Nutrition

Filed on:  06/26/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/27/2017

FR Document: 2017-13455  PDF 2 Pages (7.21 KB)  Permalink

 

FSIS
Overhill Farms, Inc. Recalls Chicken Products Due To Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

Maxi Canada, Inc. Recalls Breaded Chicken Products Due To Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens

Jun 23, 2017 | PDF

Reminder: Educational Meetings on the Implementation of Siluriformes Inspection

USDA Halts Import of Raw Intact Beef from Brazil

 

AskFSIS

HACCP “step” of a Flow Chart

SSOP Custom Exempt


June 27 & 28, 2017

FDA
Recalls

Date

Brand Name

Product Description

Reason/ Problem

Company

06/27/2017

Lam Sheng Kee  

Frozen Fish Tofu, Frozen Fried Fish Ball and Frozen White Fish Ball  

Undeclared Egg

Global Lamsheng Kee Inc.

 

At FDA, a Long-term Commitment to Engaging Stakeholders

 

Recalls

Letter Issue Date

Company Name

Issuing Office

Subject

Close Out Date

06/20/2017

Raritan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

New Jersey District Office

CGMP/Manufacturing, Processing, packing, or Holding/Misbranding

Not Issued *

06/19/2017

Goff Seafood

Cincinnati District Office

CGMP/Food/Prepared, Packed or Held Under Insanitary Conditions/Adulterated

Not Issued *

06/15/2017

Soapwalla Inc.

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

New Drug/Labeling

Not Issued *

06/14/2017

Lopez Tortilla Foods Inc.

Dallas District Office

CGMP/Food/Prepared, Packed or Held Under Insanitary Conditions/Adulterated

Not Issued *

06/08/2017

Xcel Sports Nutrition, LLC

Dallas District Office

CGMP/Dietary Supplement/Adulterated

Not Issued *

06/07/2017

Pressure Safe, LLC

Seattle District Office

Juice/HACCP/Adulterated

Not Issued *

05/08/2017

Pulido Associates, Inc

Center for Tobacco Products

Acidified Foods/Emergency Permit Control/Adulterated

Not Issued *

05/01/2017

Nature's Vision, Inc

Detroit District Office

CGMP/Dietary Supplement/Adulterated/Misbranded

Not Issued *

 

AskFSIS
FSIS Directive 5000.2 - Other Consumer Protection (OCP) Records

FSIS Directive 5000.2 - Access to Records

AMS – GMO Disclosure & Labeling

Proposed Rule GMO Questions Under Consideration

USDA Holds Cathy G. Poppell Responsibly Connected to Poppell’s Produce Inc. for PACA Violations

 

APHIS

APHIS Issues Epidemiology Report for Avian Influenza Affected Poultry in Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky and Georgia


June 29, 2017


Federal Register

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Importation of Animals and Poultry, Animal and Poultry Products, Certain Animal Embryos, Semen, and Zoological Animals

Filed on:  6/29/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/30/2017

FR Document: 2017-13782  PDF  6 Pages (103 KB) Permalink

 

Evaluation of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease Status of Japan

Filed on: 06/29/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/30/2017

FR Document: 2017-13783  PDF  4 Pages (177 KB)  Permalink

 

FDA
Guidance for Industry: Establishing and Maintaining a List of U.S. Milk and Milk Product, Seafood, Infant Formula, and Formula for Young Children Manufacturers/Processors with Interest in Exporting to China  

FDA Signs MOU with China to Outline Certification Process for Certain Exports

 

FSIS

Vinh Hoan Usa, Inc. Recalls Siluriformes Fish Products Due To Failure To Comply With FSIS Import Requirements

 

AMS

USDA Seeks Input in Developing a Proposed Bioengineered Food Disclosure Rule

 

June 30, 2017

Federal Register

Food and Drug Administration

Rules

Food Labeling:

Nutrition Labeling of Standard Menu Items in Restaurants and Similar Retail Food Establishments; Extension of Comment Period

Filed on: 06/30/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/03/2017

FR Document: 2017-13889  PDF  5 Pages (27 KB)  Permalink

 

Listing of Color Additives Exempt from Certification:

Spirulina Extract

Filed on: 06/30/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/03/2017

FR Document: 2017-13867  PDF  13 Pages (125 KB)  Permalink

 

Waivers from Requirements of Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food Rule; Correction

Filed on: 06/30/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/03/2017

FR Document: 2017-13888  PDF  3 Pages (158 KB) Permalink

 

Food Safety and Inspection Service

Rules

Imports:

Reinspection of Fish of the Order Siluriformes

Filed on:  06/30/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/03/2017

FR Document: 2017-13644  PDF  9 Pages (131 KB) Permalink

 

AskFSIS

Use of “US Rejected” or “US Retained” tag

Critical Control Point (CCP) Selection

Employee Training as Preventive Measure

Protection of product during storage and transport

Establishment SSOP corrective actions

Salmonella Sample Collection - Broilers

Marijuana as an Ingredient in Meat and Poultry Products

 

AMS

Check the Label and Bring it to the Table – USDA Grade Labels Explained


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