News Article

Laws and Regulations Committee Update 7/17 - 7/21, 2017

Posted on July 20, 2017

Blog: Association of Food & Drug Officials (AFDO)

July 17, 2017

FDA
Recalls

Date	Brand Name	Product Description	Reason/ Problem	Company
07/14/2017	Silver Star	Chipotle Queso Dip	Undeclared cheese, milk, eggs	Texas Legend Foods

GRAS Notices

GRN No.	Substance	FDA’s Letter
	707	Glucose oxidase from Penicillium produced in Trichoderma reesei	Pending
	706	Siraitia grosvenorii Swingle (Luo Han Guo) fruit extract	Pending
	705	Distarch phosphate	Pending
	704	Corn oil (by-product of ethanol production)	Pending
	703	Alpha-glucosidase from Aspergillus niger produced by Trichoderma reesi	Pending
	702	Purified steviol glycosides	Pending
	701	Pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium salt	Pending
	700	Paracoccus carotinifaciens extract containing carotenoids	Pending
	699	Trehalase from Myceliophthora sepedonium produced by Aspergillus niger	Pending
	698	Paramylon isolate from Euglena gracilis	Pending
	697	Dried biomass of Euglena gracilis	Pending
	696	Dolomite	Pending

FSIS
Marathon Enterprises Inc. Recalls Hot Dog Products Due to Possible Extraneous Material Contamination

Custom Culinary, Inc. Recalls Chicken and Beef Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens

Jul 14, 2017 | PDF

Almanza to Retire
USDA Names New Humane Handling Ombudsman
FSIS Schedules Industry Webinar for Roll-out of Egg Products Plant Food Safety Assessments
Food Safety Discovery Zone at California State Fair
FSIS Posts Updated Import Data
FSIS Posts Aggregate Poultry Data
FSIS Expands Residue Testing Methods
Reminder: Educational Meetings on the Implementation of Siluriformes Inspection

July 18, 2017

DA
Recalls

Date	Brand Name	Product Description	Reason/ Problem	Company
07/13/2017	New of Kopi Jantan Tradisional	Natural Herbs Coffee Dietary Supplement	Unapproved new drug, Undeclared Milk Allergen	Bestherb

APHIS-BRS
USDA APHIS Announces Continuation of Biotechnology Process Improvement

July 20, 2017

Federal Register

Agricultural Marketing Service

Rules

Decreased Assessment Rates: Walnuts Grown in California

Filed on: 07/20/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/21/2017

FR Document: 2017-15304 PDF 17 Pages (234 KB) Permalink

Proposed Rules

Establishment of Reporting Requirements: Pecans Grown in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas

Filed on: 07/20/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date:07/21/2017

FR Document: 2017-15305 PDF 26 Pages (243 KB) Permalink

Notices

Meetings: National Organic Standards Board

Filed on: 07/20/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/21/2017

FR Document: 2017-15308 PDF 3 Pages (11.2 KB) Permalink

FDA

Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on the Funding Awards to States for FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Implementation

Warning Letters

Letter Issue Date	Company Name	Issuing Office	Subject	Close Out Date
07/11/2017	Black Seed Herb, Inc.	New York District Office	CGMP/Manufacturing, Packaging, Labeling, or Holding Operations for Dietary Supplements/Adulterated	Not Issued *
07/06/2017	Irie Star LLC	Kansas City District Office	New Drug/Labeling/Misbranded	Not Issued *
06/30/2017	Nature's Health Company, LLC	Cincinnati District Office	New Drug/Misbranded	Not Issued *
06/28/2017	Jerald and Janine Stewart Farm	Kansas City District Office	Illegal Drug Residue Animal Tissue/Adulterated	Not Issued *

Recalls

Date	Brand Name	Product Description	Reason/ Problem	Company
07/18/2017	Woodstock	Matcha Vanilla Oats	Listeria monocytogenes	Garden of Light, Inc. dba Gluten Free Solutions