Food Industry Regulatory Update – July 3, 2020

Food Industry Regulatory Update July 3, 2020 In this week’s edition: FSIS Publishes Retail Exemption Amounts FDA on USMCA USDA Amends California Olive Marketing Order FSIS Updates Directive on E. coli Enforcement Verification Activities for Raw Beef FSIS Updates Lists of Foreign Establishments From New Zealand, Israel and Croatia Eligible to Export to U.S. USDA Approves Pandemic…

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Food Industry Regulatory Update Week of June 22, 2020

In this week’s edition: FDA and CDC Release Guidance on Protecting Seafood Workers from COVID-19 FSIS Updates Cooperative Interstate Shipment Establishment List FSIS Publishes Poultry Salmonella Testing Results of Establishments FDA Launches Online Portal to Assist Industry with Exporting Animal Products USDA Approves Online SNAP for Kansas FDA Launches Tobacco Product Application Webpage FSIS Updates…

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Food Industry Regulatory Update Week of June 15, 2020

FSIS Updates Directive on Verifying Compliance with Requirements for Written Recall Plan Procedures APHIS Considers Allowing Importation of Fresh Raspberries and Turmeric from Peru USDA Trade Mitigation Purchases from Farmers Update USDA Extends Farmers to Families Food Box Program Contracts USDA Approves Online SNAP for South Carolina, Utah, Delaware and Mississippi FSIS Updates Lists of…

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Food Industry Regulatory Update: Week of 06/08/2020

In this week’s edition: USDA Provides Update on Meatpacking Capacity Enoki Mushroom Listeria Outbreak Declared Over AMS Rule on Florida Tomato Handling New APHIS Requirements on Tomato and Pepper Imports FSIS Updates Establishment Directory AMS Proposes to Change National List of Allowable Substances in Organic Livestock Products FDA Update on World Food Safety Day FDA…

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Food Industry Regulatory Update: Week of June 1, 2020

Food Industry Regulatory Update: Week of 06/01/2020 In this week’s edition: 2020 Dietary Guidelines Meeting Announced by USDA FSIS Eliminates Requirement To Defibrinate Livestock Blood Saved as an Edible Product FSIS Proposes to Make Yak Eligible for Voluntary Inspection FSA Makes First Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Payments Chicken Execs Indicted for Price Fixing Sugar Industry…

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Food Industry Regulatory Update Week of 05/11/2020

Food Industry Regulatory Update: Week of 05/11/2020 In this week’s edition: First FDA Imports Alerts for FSVP Published FDA Releases COVID-19 Best Practices Checklist and Infographic for Reopening Retail Food Establishments FDA Continues to Postpone Routine Surveillance Inspections FDA Releases Guidance on Emergency PPE Policy for Pharmacy Compounders USDA Approves Pandemic EBT for NH, OH,…

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Food Industry Regulatory Update Week of 05/04/2020

Food Industry Regulatory Update: Week of 05/04/2020 In this week’s edition: FDA Warns of Chinese-Made Respirators Ineffective for COVID-19 FDA Requests Label Submissions for Imports USDA Approves Pandemic EBT for PA, NY, VT, ME, ND, WV USDA Approves NM, CO and NV for Online SNAP FDA Updates Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List Animal Health International…

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Food Industry Regulatory Update Week of 04/27/2020

Food Industry Regulatory Update: Week of 04/27/2020 In this week’s edition: FDA Issues Guidance for Food Industry on COVID-Infected Employees FDA Issues Fact Sheet on Use of Masks and Respirators by Food Industry Workers USDA Approves Pandemic EBT for Wisconsin FDA Guidance on Infrared Thermometers FDA Waives Requirements for FSMA Third Party Certification and Accreditation Bodies…

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