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Laws and Regulations Committee Update 9/18 - 9/21, 2017

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September 18, 2017

Federal Register

Environmental Protection Agency

Notices

Statutory Requirements for Substantiation of Confidential Business Information Claims Under the Toxic Substances Control Act; Compliance Date Extension

Filed on: 09/15/2017 at 04:15 pm Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/20/2017

FR Document: 2017-20046  PDF 4 Pages (13.2 KB)  Permalink

 

Food and Drug Administration

Notices

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

Establishing and Maintaining Lists of United States Manufacturers/Processors with Interest in Exporting Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition-Regulated Products to China

Filed on: 09/18/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/19/2017

FR Document: 2017-19890  PDF 10 Pages (41.1 KB)  Permalink

 

USDA

California Firm Posts $75,000 Surety Bond to Obtain PACA License

USDA Restricts PACA Violators in California from Operating in the Produce Industry

USDA Restricts PACA Violators in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania and Tennessee from Operating in the Produce Industry

Sep 15, 2017 | PDF

  • FSIS Announces Webinars for the Compliance Guideline for Label Approval
  • Availability of the Beef and Veal Carcass Baseline Survey Report
  • Food Safety Information During Hurricane Response
  • FSIS Posts PHV Refresher Training on Consciousness and Stunning
  • FSIS Posts Aggregate Results for Chicken Parts, Comminuted Poultry and Poultry Carcasses Tested for
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter
  • FSIS Posts Updated Dataset on Imports
  • Identifying Regulatory Reform Initiatives at USDA

Recalls

Product Recalled

Date of Recall

102-2017 German Sausage Haus, LLC, Recalls Meat Products Due To Possible Processing Deviation and Staphylococcal Enterotoxin Contamination En Español

Sep 17, 2017

101-2017 America New York RI Wang Food Group Recalls Sausage Products Due To Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen En Español

Sep 15, 2017

 

askFSIS

Use of Celery Powder and Other Natural Sources of Nitrite as Curing Agents

Appendix B: Stabilization Option 3 for products containing celery powder and other natural sources of nitrite

 

CSPI

Nutrition Facts Delay More Like 18 Months, Not 12

 

Food and Water Watch

Flint Water Crisis Is Not Over: No Amount of Lead Is Safe

 September 19, 2017

Federal Register

Environmental Protection Agency

Registration Reviews: 22 Sulfonylurea Pesticides

Filed on: 09/19/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/20/2017

FR Document: 2017-19458  PDF 7 Pages (191 KB)  Permalink

 

Food and Drug Administration

Rules

Listing of Color Additives Exempt from Certification: Spirulina Extract

Filed on: 09/19/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/20/2017

FR Document: 2017-20050  PDF 2 Pages (6.92 KB)  Permalink

 

FSIS

Recalls Update

Product Recalled

Date of Recall

Retail Distribution List

102-2017 German Sausage Haus, LLC, Recalls Meat Products Due To Possible Processing Deviation and Staphylococcal Enterotoxin Contamination En Español

Sep 17, 2017

Sep 18, 2017

 

GIPSA

Costa Live Poultry, Inc. Assessed $11,000 (PDF; 60KB)

 

September 20, 2017

Federal Register

Environmental Protection Agency

Significant New Use Rules: Certain Chemical Substances

Filed on: 09/20/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/21/2017

FR Document: 2017-20158  PDF 93 Pages (516 KB)  Permalink

 

Food and Drug Administration

Proposed Rules

Food Additive Petitions: Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry AB

Filed on: 09/20/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/21/2017

FR Document: 2017-20049  PDF 5 Pages (105 KB)  Permalink

Filed on: 09/20/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/21/2017

FR Document: 2017-20062  PDF 5 Pages (124 KB)  Permalink

 

FDA

FDA Releases Training Module for Carriers Subject to the Sanitary Transportation Rule

Warning Letters

Letter Issue Date

Company Name

Issuing Office

Subject

Close Out Date

08/30/2017

MusclMasster, LLC

Denver District Office

Unapproved New Drugs/Misbranded

Not Issued *

08/28/2017

Lopez Gonzalez Santana Corporation dba Domel and dba Dermixx

San Juan District Office

CGMP/Dietary Supplement/Adulterated/Misbranded

Not Issued *

08/23/2017

Eagle Smoked Salmon, Inc.

Denver District Office

Seafood HACCP/CGMP for Foods/Adulterated/Insanitary Conditions

Not Issued *

 

USDA

2017 Marketing Order Management Meeting

USDA Offers Food Safety Tips for Areas Affected by Hurricane Maria

 

FSIS

Recalls Update

Product Recalled

Date of Recall

Retail Distribution List

101-2017 America New York RI Wang Food Group Recalls Sausage Products Due To Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen En Español

Sep 15, 2017

Sep 19, 2017

 

FTC

FTC Helps Consumers Understand Affiliate Marketing in Online Advertising


September 21, 2017

Federal Register

Environmental Protection Agency

Pesticides: Final Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Two Pesticide Registration Notices Related to Resistance Management

Filed on: 09/21/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/22/2017

FR Document: 2017-20331  PDF 6 Pages (294 KB)  Permalink

 

Registration Review Proposed Interim Decisions: Several Pesticides

Filed on: 09/21/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/22/2017

FR Document: 2017-20327  PDF 7 Pages (172 KB)  Permalink

 

Food and Drug Administration

Proposed Rules

Food Additive Petitions: Zinpro Corp.

Filed on: 09/21/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/22/2017

FR Document: 2017-20195  PDF 5 Pages (26.6 KB)  Permalink

 

Notices

Color Additive Certification Requests and Recordkeeping

Filed on: 09/21/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/22/2017

FR Document: 2017-20245  PDF 5 Pages (90.7 KB)  Permalink

 

Recordkeeping and Records Access Requirements for Food Facilities

Filed on: 09/21/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/22/2017

FR Document: 2017-20239  PDF 5 Pages (89.3 KB) Permalink

 

Third Party Disclosure and Recordkeeping Requirements for Reportable Food

Filed on: 09/21/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/22/2017

FR Document: 2017-20283  PDF 8 Pages (23.4 KB) Permalink

 

Guidance: Statistical Approaches to Evaluate Analytical Similarity

Filed on: 09/21/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/22/2017

FR Document: 2017-20263  PDF 7 Pages (105 KB) Permalink

 

Food Safety and Inspection Service

Notices

Meetings: Use of Whole Genome Sequence Analysis to Improve Food Safety and Public Health

Filed on: 09/21/2017 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/22/2017

FR Document: 2017-20247  PDF 14 Pages (401 KB)  Permalink

 

FDA

Recalls

Date

Brand Name

Product Description

Reason/ Problem

Company

09/20/2017

Bristol Farms  

Tasty Treats Nonpareils Milk Chocolate  

Undeclared Milk

First Source

09/20/2017

Natures Supplement, Inc. 

Dietary Supplement  

Unapproved new drug

Natures Supplement, Inc.

09/20/2017

Rhino 7, Papa Zen, Fifty Shades, and Grand X  

Dietary Supplement  

Unapproved new drug

Gadget Island, Inc. dba Gear Isle

09/19/2017

Death Wish Coffee Co.  

Nitro Cold Brew Coffee  

Potential for Botulin Toxin

Death Wish Coffee Co.

 

USDA

USDA Invites Comments on a Proposed Assessment Rate Increase for Onions Grown in South Texas

 

GAO

Budget Uncertainty and Disruptions Affect Timing of Agency Spending 

 

 



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