Food Industry Regulatory Update December 10, 2021

In This Week’s Edition:

FSIS Seeking Proposals for Pilot Projects to Control Salmonella in Poultry Slaughter and Processing Establishments
November Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List
USDA Establishes Food Purchase Program to Transform the Food System, Build Back Better via Local Food Purchase
FDA Approves Health Claim Related to Peanut Allergies
FDA CORE Outbreak Investigation Status Update
FSIS Updates Lists of Foreign Establishments Eligible to Export to U.S.
FDA Import Alerts
FDA Warning Letters

FSIS Seeking Proposals for Pilot Projects to Control Salmonella in Poultry Slaughter and Processing Establishments

FSIS is inviting poultry slaughter and processing establishments to submit proposals for pilot projects that will test different control strategies for Salmonella contamination in poultry products. Pilot projects will last for a defined period of time, during which establishments will experiment with new or existing pathogen control and measurement strategies and share data collected during the pilots with FSIS.

November Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List

The ICSSL is published monthly, see the December list here.

USDA Establishes Local Food Purchase Program

The USDA announced the establishment of the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program that will award up to $400 million for emergency food assistance purchases of domestic local foods. Utilizing American Rescue Plan funds, these purchases will allow states and tribal governments to get local and regional agricultural products into schools, food banks and other nutritional assistance programs, and organizations that reach underserved communities. The funds will be awarded through non-competitive cooperative agreements with state and tribal governments.

FDA Approves Health Claim Related to Peanut Allergies

The FDA has completed the review of a notification regarding specific health claims related to the introduction of certain foods to infants and the reduction in the risk of developing food allergies.

FDA CORE Outbreak Investigation Status Update

This week’s updates are:

The case count for the outbreak of Salmonella Javiana has increased to 42 cases.
The outbreak of Salmonella Thompson linked to seafood has ended and the investigation has been closed.
The Outbreak Advisory for the outbreak of E. coli linked to spinach was updated on 12/3/2021.

CORE Investigation Table