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Laws and Regulations Committee Update - June 26 - 27, 2019

Posted on June 27, 2019

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June 26, 2019

Federal Register

Agriculture Department

Notices

Determination of Total Amounts of Fiscal Year 2020 WTO Tariff-Rate Quotas for Raw Cane Sugar and Certain Sugars, Syrups and Molasses

Filed on: 06/26/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/27/2019

FR Document: 2019-13653 PDF 3 Pages (161 KB) Permalink

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Notices

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Biological Control of Brazilian Peppertree

Filed on: 06/26/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/27/2019

FR Document: 2019-13705 PDF 3 Pages (80.8 KB) Permalink

FDA

Forward Into the Past With FDA’s New History Exhibit

June 25, 2019 - FDA issues warnings to companies selling illegal, unapproved kratom drug products marketed for opioid cessation, pain treatment and other medical uses

Warning Letters

Letter Issue Date

Company

Issuing Office

Subject

07/19/2018

Fortune Food Product, Inc.

Division of Human and Animal Food Operations East VI

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

05/16/2019

KratomNC

Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

Unapproved New Drug/Misbranded

05/31/2019

Somalabs, Inc

Division of Human and Animal Food Operations East I

CGMP/Manufacturing, Packaging, Labeling, or Holding Operations for Dietary Supplements/Adulterated

06/11/2019

Cali Botanicals, LLC

Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

Unapproved New Drug/Misbranded

06/13/2019

Allandale Dairy

Division of Human and Animal Food Operations West I

Illegal Drug Residue

FSIS

Recalls

Product Recalled

Date of Recall

Retail Distribution List

070-2019 C&S Wholesale Grocers Recalls Meat and Poultry Products due to Possible Temperature Abuse During Transport at Two Stores in New York

Jun 20, 2019

Jun 25, 2019

069-2019 Ruiz Foods Products Inc. Recalls Bacon Breakfast Wrap Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination | En Español

Jun 14, 2019

Jun 25, 2019

@FrankYiannasFDA

  • · [retweet @FDA_Global] ICMI: Foodborne pathogens don’t recognize borders, so food producers, no matter where located, must pursue a culture of safety – systematically recognizing hazards & taking routine steps to prevent them, FDA Deputy Commissioner Yiannas says at UN https://go.usa.gov/xmh36

June 27, 2019

Federal Register

Agriculture Department

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

Filed on: 06/27/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/28/2019

FR Document: 2019-13773 PDF 3 Pages (85.5 KB) Permalink

  • · Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of All Covered Commodities

Food Safety and Inspection Service

Notices

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

Industry Responses to Noncompliance Records

Filed on: 06/27/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/28/2019

FR Document: 2019-13817 PDF 7 Pages (214 KB) Permalink

Agricultural Marketing Service

Rules

Marketing Orders:

Raisins Produced from Grapes Grown in California

Filed on: 06/27/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/28/2019

FR Document: 2019-12019 PDF 8 Pages (138 KB) Permalink

Environmental Protection Agency

Rules

Pesticide Tolerances:

Ethiprole

Filed on: 06/27/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/28/2019

FR Document: 2019-13546 PDF 20 Pages (302 KB) Permalink

Mefentrifluconazole

Filed on: 06/27/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/28/2019

FR Document: 2019-13520 PDF 25 Pages (387 KB) Permalink

Proposed Rules

Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals In or On Various Commodities (May 2019)

Filed on: 06/27/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 06/28/2019

FR Document: 2019-13774 PDF 5 Pages (89.3 KB) Permalink

USDA

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Kicks off the 2019 Feds Feed Families Nationwide Food Drive

AMS

USDA Restricts PACA Violators in Arizona, California, New Jersey and Tennessee from Operating in the Produce Industry

USDA Announces National Sheep Industry Improvement Center Accepting Grant Proposals

@FDAfood

  • · #OUTBREAK OVER. @CDCgov announced that the outbreak related to various #tahini produced by Achdut, LTD of Ariel, Israel appears to be over. The U.S. FDA has concluded its investigation activities related to this outbreak.

@FDAanimalhealth

  • · FDA is an important partner in advancing promising agricultural biotechnology innovations.
  • · Gene editing in animals holds incredible promise for the future to improve animal health, provide a more plentiful and safe food supply, and even to help bring life-saving treatments to market. https://go.usa.gov/xyrVB
  • · FDA supports the development of beneficial products from animal gene editing, and is committed to streamlined, risk-based regulatory oversight. We want to make sure these products are safe and do what they claim, but also don’t have unintended effects.
  • · FDA does not regulate an animal as a drug, but instead our framework evaluates intentional genomic alternations (IGA)s in animals based upon the risk they pose to the animal and human health.
  • · As technology advances, we’ll continue to refine the risk based approach. For intentional genomic alterations in animals that have already been identified to pose minimal risk, we don’t intend to enforce investigational and approval requirements. https://go.usa.gov/xyrMF

@FDA_ORA

June 28, 2019


Federal Register

Food and Nutrition Service

Proposed Rules

Delayed Implementation of Grains Ounce Equivalents in the Child and Adult Care Food Program

Filed on: 06/28/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/01/2019

FR Document: 2019-13733 PDF 16 Pages (303 KB) Permalink

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

Proposed Rules

Elimination of Certain Standards of Fill for Distilled Spirits; Amendment of Malt Beverage Net Contents Labeling Regulation

Filed on: 06/28/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/01/2019

FR Document: 2019-13767 PDF 42 Pages (275 KB) Permalink

Elimination of Certain Standards of Fill for Wine

Filed on: 06/28/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/01/2019

FR Document: 2019-13768 PDF 34 Pages (230 KB) Permalink

Environmental Protection Agency

Rules

Pesticide Tolerances:

Fluopyram

Filed on: 06/28/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/01/2019

FR Document: 2019-13523 PDF 22 Pages (308 KB) Permalink

Valifenalate

Filed on: 06/28/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 07/01/2019

FR Document: 2019-13990 PDF 19 Pages (435 KB) Permalink

FSIS

FSIS's final response to a petition submitted by Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine requesting that FSIS declare and regulate feces as an adulterant, amend 9 CFR 317.212, 318.125(b)(2)(i), 381.125(b)(2)(ii) and 318.96.

FSIS's final response to a petition submitted by Import Export Associates Inc. for CKF Foods requesting that FSIS review its procedures for reinspection of imported chitterlings.

CVM

FDA Provides Third Status Report on Investigation into Potential Connection Between Certain Diets and Cases of Canine Heart Disease

@FrankYiannasFDA

@SecretarySonny

  • · At USDA we’re in the food business, from consumer to producer. We visited @ImpossibleFoods today to learn more about the opportunities, advancements and technologies of the food innovation space.

@FDAfood

  • · Drinking raw milk can cause some serious diseases. Know the facts about pasteurization, not the myths. http://go.usa.gov/xmMjN #NationalDairyMonth
  • · #OUTBREAK OVER. @CDCgov announced that the outbreak related to Karawan #Tahini, El-Karawan Tahini, or Soco Tahini appears to be over. The U.S. FDA has concluded its investigation activities related to this outbreak.
  • · These products have a 2 year shelf life. Our recommendation, if you still have any of this tahini in your cabinets, do not eat and throw it away.

@FDA_ORA

  • · Debarment is an effective tool that FDA uses to protect the public because it prevents bad actors who are debarred from working in any capacity for firms whose work is regulated by FDA. I am Kenny Shade, #ORA’s debarment specialist. LEARN MORE: https://go.usa.gov/xmuVd #IAmORA



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