Marler Salmonella Petition, Seed Act Rule, Tobacco Reg Updates, FDA Berry Sampling for Viruses, FDA Warning Letters and Import Alerts and more Food Industry Regulatory Update: Week of 01/27/2020 In this week’s edition: FSIS Seeks Comments on Marler Clark Petition to Declare 31 Salmonella Serotypes as Adulterants Revisions to Federal Seed Act Regulations Proposed FDA…
FDA: Low FSVP Compliance Rates; California Walnuts, FSIS Poland Audit Report and More Food Industry Regulatory Update: Week of 01/20/2020 In this week’s edition: FDA: FSVP Compliance Rates Among Importers Low FSIS Releases Audit Report on Poland AMS Proposes to Stay Reserve Obligation for California Walnuts FSIS Updates List of Establishments from Uruguay and Ireland…
USDA Tomato Inspection Meetings, GIPSA Rule Published, Latest FDA Import Alerts & Warning Letters Food Industry Regulatory Update: Week of 01/06/2020 In this week’s edition: USDA Announces Tomato Inspection Meetings AMS Releases Proposed GIPSA Rule Minimum Age for Tobacco Purchases Raised to 21 Nationwide Latest FDA Import Alerts FSIS Updates List of Foreign Establishments from…
FDA Cracks Down on CBP, SNAP Restrictions, FSIS Salmonella Test Results and Standards, APHIS on Garbage Feeding of Swine, Warning Letters and More Regulatory Update: Week of December 2, 2019 In this edition: FDA Cracks Down on CBD Products FNS Finalizes Rule to Limit SNAP Eligibility of Able Bodied Adults without Dependents APHIS Publishes Rule…
FDA Delays Nutrition Labeling Enforcement, Baby Powder Recall, New FDA Commissioner Considered, CBD Enforcement, Modified Risk Tobacco Approved & more Regulatory Update: Week of October 21, 2019 In this edition: FDA Delays Nutrition Fact Panel Enforcement Prospective FDA Commissioner Considered FDA Issues Another CBD Warning Letter FDA: J&J Baby Powder Contains Asbestos FSIS Posts Individual…
FDA CBD Warning, FDA FSVP Records List, New FSIS Label Approval Procedures, FDA Manufactured Food Standards, U.S. Suspends China Tariffs and More Regulatory Update: Week of October 14, 2019 In this edition: FDA Issues Warning on CBD Use by Expecting and New Mothers FSIS Issues New Procedure for Submitting Labels for Bison and Other Exotic…
On April 30, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a statement from Acting FDA Commissioner, Ned Sharpless, M.D. and Deputy Commissioner Frank Yiannis on steps to usher the U.S. into a new era of smarter food safety. The statement has significant implications for the food industry. Key points in the statement include:…
On February 25, 2019, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a document entitled “FDA Strategy for Imported Food” which outlines the agency’s enforcement priorities in upcoming years. Please note that separately, FDA indicated they will be taking enforcement action against customs brokers and other filers who file entries with UNK (unknown) as the Foreign…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has resumed inspecting importers for Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) compliance following the government shutdown. FDA is expected to aggressively enforce the regulation again this year. Within days of the shutdown ending, a client of U.S. Food Imports LLC (USFI) was contacted for inspection. We have seen FSVP…
In recent weeks the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has significantly increased enforcement activity for Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) compliance. U.S. Food Imports LLC (USFI) has assisted a number of our clients with inspections over the past several weeks using our FSMA Cloud® and FDA Cloud® software applications (we note that all of…