News Article
Laws and Regulations Committee Update 7/5 - 7/7, 2017
Posted on July 07, 2017
Blog:
July 5, 2017
Federal Register
Agricultural Marketing Service
Rules
Decreased Assessment Rates:
Sweet Onions Grown in the Walla Walla Valley of Southeast Washington and Northeast Oregon
Filed on: 07/05/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/06/2017
FR Document: 2017-14177 PDF 10 Pages (216 KB) Permalink
National Organic Program: Sunset 2017 Amendments to the National List
Filed on: 07/05/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/06/2017
FR Document: 2017-14006 PDF 13 Pages (113 KB) Permalink
Environmental Protection Agency
Rules
Pesticide Tolerances: Flubendiamide
Filed on: 07/03/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/05/2017
FR Document: 2017-14108 PDF 10 Pages (313 KB) Permalink
Indaziflam
Filed on: 07/03/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/05/2017
FR Document: 2017-14107 PDF 22 Pages (524 KB) Permalink
Pyroxsulam
Filed on: 07/03/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/05/2017
FR Document: 2017-14091 PDF 13 Pages (189 KB) Permalink
Tolerance Exemptions:
Oxirane, 2-methyl, polymer with oxirane, hydrogen sulfate, ammonium salt and potassium salt
Filed on: 07/03/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/05/2017
FR Document: 2017-14111 PDF 13 Pages (450 KB) Permalink
Titanium dioxide
Filed on: 07/03/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/05/2017
FR Document: 2017-14099 PDF 17 Pages (302 KB) Permalink
Notices
Pesticide Emergency Exemptions: Agency Decisions and State and Federal Agency Crisis Declarations
Filed on: 07/03/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/05/2017
FR Document: 2017-14089 PDF 8 Pages (91.5 KB) Permalink
Pesticide Product Registrations: Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations
Filed on: 07/03/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/05/2017
FR Document: 2017-14088 PDF 8 Pages (71.3 KB) Permalink
FDA
Warning Letters
Letter Issue Date |
Company Name |
Issuing Office |
Subject |
Close Out Date |
06/29/2017 |
Chicago District Office |
Acidified Foods/Adulterated |
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05/23/2017 |
Los Angeles District Office |
Seafood HACCP/CGMP for Foods/Adulterated/Insanitary Conditions |
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05/08/2017 |
Los Angeles District Office |
Seafood HACCP/CGMP for Foods/Adulterated/Insanitary Conditions |
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03/13/2017 |
San Francisco District Office |
CGMP/Food/Prepared, Packed or Held Under Insanitary Conditions/Adulterated/L. monocytogenes |
Recalls
Date |
Brand Name |
Product Description |
Reason/ Problem |
Company |
07/05/2017 |
Naan (bread) |
Undeclared milk |
Raja Foods |
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06/30/2017 |
Deli Products |
Undeclared Milk and Fish (Anchovy) |
Dierbergs Ma |
OMB
M-17-27, Assessment and Enforcement of Domestic Preferences In Accordance with Buy American Laws
FSIS
Willow Tree Poultry Farm Recalls Chicken Salad Products Due To Misbranding And Undeclared Allergens
Federal Register Notice Announcing 100% Reinspection of Imported Fish of the Order Siluriformes
FSIS to Implement PHR Update for Scheduling PHREs
Reminder: Educational Meetings on the Implementation of Siluriformes Inspection
AskFSIS
No Visible Feces under Voluntary Inspection of Exotics
Support for lethality and stabilization procedures
Salmonella Initiative Program (SIP) and an establishment’s HACCP plan
Rules of Practice Related to Notice of Intended Enforcement (NOIE)
AMS
USDA
In China, Perdue Welcomes U.S. Beef back to Market
July 6, 2017
Federal Register
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Notices
Guidance: Importing Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products into the United States
Filed on: 07/06/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/07/2017
FR Document: 2017-14287 PDF 7 Pages (58.5 KB) Permalink
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Notices
Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Finding of No Significant Impact for the Field Release of Genetically Engineered Diamondback Moths
Filed on: 07/06/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date:07/07/2017
FR Document:2017-14345 PDF 3 Pages (80.3 KB) Permalink
Environmental Protection Agency
Rules
Pesticide Tolerances: Flonicamid
Filed on: 07/06/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date:07/07/2017
FR Document: 2017-14339 PDF 14 Pages (192 KB) Permalink
Prosulfuron
Filed on: 07/06/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/07/2017
FR Document: 2017-14315 PDF 23 Pages (275 KB) Permalink
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Notices
United States Standards:
Beans
Filed on: 07/06/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/07/2017
FR Document: 2017-14309 PDF 6 Pages (155 KB) Permalink
Lentils
Filed on: 07/06/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/07/2017
FR Document: 2017-14308 PDF 5 Pages (154 KB) Permalink
FDA
Recalls
Date |
Brand Name |
Product Description |
Reason/ Problem |
Company |
07/05/2017 |
Snack Bars |
Undeclared peanut and some tree nuts |
Undeclared peanut and some tree nuts |
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06/29/2017 |
Marketed as a dietary supplement |
Presence of anabolic steroids |
Hardcore Formulations |
FSIS
Notice 35-17 Disposition Instructions for "Woody Breast" and "White Striping" Poultry Conditions
AskFSIS
Ability of FSIS laboratories to offer non-O157 STEC testing
FNS
Compliance with and Enforcement of the Buy American Provision in the NSLP
July 7, 2017
FDA
'Conversation' Series: Expert Insights on Protecting Consumers – Both People and Animals
OMB-OIRA
AGENCY: USDA-FNS |
RIN: 0584-AE53 |
Status: Pending Review |
TITLE: Child Nutrition Programs: Flexibilities for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Requirements |
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STAGE: Interim Final Rule |
ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No |
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** RECEIVED DATE: 07/06/2017 |
LEGAL DEADLINE: None |
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FSIS
FSIS Guidance for Importing Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products into the United States
AskFSIS
Adjustment of Total Egg Solids
Economically Adulterated Product
Custom and Producer-Grower Poultry Slaughter Exemptions
Injected Solutions and Water Reuse
FSIS Directive 12,700.1 - Providing Notification to FSIS
FSIS Directive 12,700.1 - Inedible product for pet food
Recall of Meat and Poultry Products
Frequency of Food DefenseTasks Performed by IPP in Egg Product Plants
APHIS
USDA Announces Final EA, FONSI, and Permit for GE Diamondback Moth
AMS
USDA Files Action Against Fresh Growers Direct in New York for PACA Violations
USDA Files Action Against Lucas Trading Company LLC in Missouri for PACA Violations
USDA Continues to Enhance Livestock Mandatory Reporting for Swine and Pork