FDA Import Screening Update
FDA Commissioner Hahn discusses how the agency is leveraging the use of artificial intelligence (AI) as part of the FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety initiative to screen imports.
FSIS to Host Public Meeting on the Future of Consumer Food Safety Education
The meeting will be held virtually on October 6, 2020, details and registration available here.
FDA and FSIS Recognize September as Food Safety Education Month
More details here:
FDA Updated Interstate Certified Shellfish Shipper List
The latest ICSSL is available here.
USDA Secretary Hosts Podcast on Educating Consumers About GMOs
The podcast is available here.
FSIS Releases FOIA Request Report
The report is available here.
NACCHO Announces Cohort 10 Application Window for Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards Mentorship Program
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) invites all state, local, tribal, and territorial retail food regulatory programs to submit applications to participate in a mentorship program with their peers to learn, share experiences, and acquire tools and resources related to the FDA’s Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards. Applications to become a mentor and/or mentee for Cohort 10 are due by Oct. 13, 2020 at 11:59 PM ET. Details here.
AMS Announces Organic Standards Board Public Meeting
The meeting will be held virtually October 28-30 and will cover substances allowed/prohibited in organics among other things. Details here.
FSIS Updates List of Foreign Establishments Eligible to Export to the U.S.
Latest FDA Import Alerts
The latest FDA import alerts are available here and include farmed shrimp, cilantro, soft cheese and unapproved colors among other things.
Latest FDA Warning Letters:
Posted Date |
Company |
Issuing Office |
Subject |
09/04/2020 |
Greater Peoria Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, S.C. d.b.a. Joseph Health Group |
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | CDER |
Unapproved and Misbranded Products Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) |
09/02/2020 |
1 Party At A Time |
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | CDER |
Unapproved and Misbranded Products Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) |
09/01/2020 |
ECig Warehouse, Inc. |
Center for Tobacco Products |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
09/01/2020 |
Buyvapor.com LLC |
Center for Tobacco Products |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
09/01/2020 |
Revival Products, Inc. |
Office of Human and Animal Food Operations – East Division 3 |
CGMP/Dietary Supplement/Adulterated/Misbranded |
09/01/2020 |
Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC |
Office of Pharmaceutical Quality Operations, Division II |
CGMP/Finished Pharmaceuticals/Adulterated |
09/01/2020 |
Mylan Laboratories Limited – Unit 7 |
Office of Manufacturing Quality |
CGMP/API/Adulterated |
09/01/2020 |
Alternative Pods |
Center for Tobacco Products |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
09/01/2020 |
Good Life Vapor LLC |
Center for Tobacco Products |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
09/01/2020 |
Lattice Biologics, Ltd. |
Office of Compliance and Biologics Quality |
Unapproved and Misbranded Product 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.
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