FDA and CDC Release Guidance on Protecting Seafood Workers from COVID-19
Seafood processing worksites (i.e., factories that are located in plants onshore and in vessels offshore) are a component of the critical infrastructure within the Food and Agriculture Sector, CDC’s Critical Infrastructure Guidance advises that critical infrastructure workers may be permitted to continue work following potential exposure to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, provided they remain asymptomatic, they have not had a positive test result for COVID-19, and additional precautions are implemented to protect them and the community. The Guidance is available here.
FSIS Updates Cooperative Interstate Shipment Establishment List
The list is available here.
FSIS Publishes Poultry Salmonella Testing Results of Establishments
The testing results are available here.
FDA Launches Online Portal to Assist Industry with Exporting Animal Products
More information and a link to the portal is here.
USDA Approves Online SNAP for Kansas
More details are here and here.
FSIS Updates List of Foreign Establishments From Japan and Poland Eligible to Export to U.S.
USDA Approves Pandemic EBT for South Dakota, South Carolina and Nebraska
More information here and below:
AMS Revises Grade Standards for Carrots
More information here.
FDA Adds QR Code to Certain Export Certificates for Food
FDA has announced improvements to the functionality and appearance of two types of export certificates issued for human food products exported from the U.S. Beginning June 29, 2020, the “Certificate to a Foreign Government” and “Certificate of Exportability” for human food products will include a unique QR code to allow easier verification of the authenticity of these certificates.
Latest FDA Import Alerts
The latest FDA import alerts are available here and include dried fruit, cantaloupes, dried mushrooms, misbranding, seafood and salmonella among other things.
Latest FDA Warning Letters:
Posted Date |
Company |
Issuing Office |
Subject |
06/26/2020 |
Curativa Bay Corporation |
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | CDER |
Unapproved and Misbranded Products Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) |
06/23/2020 |
Diamond Rock Food Imports Inc. |
Division of Northeast Imports |
Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
06/23/2020 |
Raw Juicery, Inc. |
Division of Human and Animal Food Operations West V |
Juice HACCP/CGMP for Foods/Adulterated/Insanitary Conditions |
06/23/2020 |
Rapid Equine Solutions, LLC |
Division of Pharmaceutical Quality Operations I |
Animal Drugs/Adulterated |
06/23/2020 |
Nanobots Healthcare, LLC dba Assurance Infusion |
Division of Pharmaceutical Quality Operations II |
Compounding Pharmacy/Adulterated Drug Products |
06/23/2020 |
BHP Holdings Inc. dba BioPure Healing Products |
Division of Human and Animal Food Operations West VI |
CGMP/Manufacturing, Packaging, Labeling, or Holding Operations for Dietary Supplements/Adulterated |
06/23/2020 |
KBMO Diagnostics, LLC |
Center for Devices and Radiological Health |
Adulterated and Misbranded Products Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 |
06/22/2020 |
North Isle Wellness Center |
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | CDER |
Unapproved and Misbranded Products Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) |
06/19/2020 |
Project 1600 Inc. |
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | CDER |
Unapproved and Misbranded Products Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) |
Please contact Erik Lieberman at elieberman@usfoodimports.com or 202.765.1800 if you have questions or would like additional information. |