September 16, 2019

Federal Register

Food and Drug Administration

Proposed Rules

Addition of a New Method for the Analysis of Sulfites in Foods

Filed on: 09/16/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date:09/17/2019

FR Document: 2019-19862 PDF 21 Pages (257 KB) Permalink

Notices

Guidance:

Reconditioning of Fish and Fishery Products by Segregation

Filed on: 09/16/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/17/2019

FR Document: 2019-20037 PDF 5 Pages (194 KB) Permalink

Agriculture Department

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

Filed on: 09/16/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/17/2019

FR Document: 2019-20042 PDF 4 Pages (114 KB) Permalink

• · In-Home Food Safety Behaviors and Consumer Education: Web Survey

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Notices

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Biological Control of Yellow Starthistle

Filed on: 09/16/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/17/2019

FR Document: 2019-20097 PDF 3 Pages (81.3 KB) Permalink

FDA

FY 2017 Pesticide Analysis Demonstrates Consistent Trends

Recalls

Date	Brand	Description	Type	Reason/Problem	Company
09/13/2019	Urban Remedy	Salads and Wraps	Food & Beverages, Prepared Food	may be contaminated with E. coli	Urban Remedy

FSIS

Sep 13, 2019 | PDF

• FSIS Seeking Comments on CSPI Petition on Nitrate/Nitrite Labeling
• FSIS Announces Labeling Webinar
• FSIS Posts Updated Dataset on Imports

Notices

Number	Title	Date Issued	Expiration Date
32-19	Eligibility of Australia to Export Raw Pork to the United State	Sep 13, 2019	Oct 01, 2020

AMS

USDA Amends Regulations Governing Meats, Prepared Meats, and Meat Products (Grading, Certification, and Standards)

OMB

AGENCY: USDA-FSIS	RIN: 0583-AD62	Status: Concluded
TITLE: Modernization of Swine Slaughter Inspection
STAGE: Final Rule	ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED DATE: 07/10/2019	LEGAL DEADLINE: None
** COMPLETED: 09/13/2019	COMPLETED ACTION: Consistent with Change

OEHHA

Chemicals Listed Effective September 13, 2019 as Known to The State of California to Cause Cancer: 2-Amino-4-Chlorophenol; 2-Chloronitrobenzene; 1,4-Dichloro-2-Nitrobenzene; 2,4-Dichloro-1-Nitrobenzene; N,N-Dimethylacetamide, and Para-Nitroanisole

@FrankYiannasFDA

• · Technology-enabled traceability is so much more than merely tracking provenance. THINK....track, capture, monitor, optimize, & predict. #smarterfoodsafety https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/09/5-ways-traceability-technology-can-lead-to-a-safer-more-sustainable-world/

@FDA_Global

• · A milestone for @FDA_Global & food safety w/ the Spices Board of India observing its 1st FDA spice facility inspection. The Export Inspection Agency of India also observed FDA India Office’s Dr. Natalie Mickelsen conduct a Preventive Controls for Human Food inspection in Kerala.

@US_FDA

• · Today FDA released data from the 2017 pesticide monitoring report demonstrating again that the majority of foods we test are well below the federal limits set by @EPAgov. The agency tested 6,069 samples for more than 750 pesticides and other chemicals https://t.co/bWyAkBpNvs

September 17, 2019

Federal Register

Food and Drug Administration

Notices

Meetings:

A New Era of Smarter Food Safety

Filed on: 09/17/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/18/2019

FR Document: 2019-20229 PDF 12 Pages (118 KB) Permalink

FDA

FDA Issues Draft Guidance for Industry on Reconditioning of Fish and Fishery Products by Segregation

(DRAFT) Reconditioning of Fish and Fishery Products by Segregation

Recalls

Date	Brand	Product Description	Type	Reason/Problem	Company
09/16/2019	Gold Medal	Unbleached All Purpose Flour	Food & Beverages,	E. coli O26	General Mills

GRAS Notices

GRN No.	Substance	Date of Closure	FDA’s Letter
814	Bifidobacterium bifidum BGN4	Jun 25, 2019	FDA has no questions (in PDF)8 (78 kB)
823	Rebaudioside E	Jun 21, 2019	FDA has no questions (in PDF)9 (757 kB)
807	Streptococcus salivarius M18	Jun 6, 2019	FDA has no questions (in PDF)10 (62 kB)
801	Chymosin enzyme from Camelus dromedarius produced in Aspergillus niger	Jun 6, 2019	FDA has no questions (in PDF)11 (71 kB)
837	Hydroxytyrosol	Jun 5, 2019	At the notifier's request, FDA ceased to evaluate this notice (in PDF)12 (54 kB)
822	Curcumin	Jun 4, 2019	FDA has no questions (in PDF)13 (861 kB)

@FDAfood

• · @CDCgov has announced the multistate outbreak of E. coli linked to Ground Bison from Northfork Bison Distributions appears over. Check your freezers for & do not use or serve recalled ground bison with the expiration date of October 8, 2020 https://go.usa.gov/xVQFQ

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