FDA Issues Guidance on Public Availability of Lists of Retailers Who Received Recalled Food
The guidance is available here.
FDA Remarks on New U.S.-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement
FDA’s statement on “Why the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement is Important to FDA” is available here.
FDA Video Honoring Food and Agricultural Workers
The video is available here.
FSIS Notice on Sampling of Chicken for Nitrofurans
The notice is being reissued to inform inspection program personnel (IPP) of the continuance of nitrofuran sampling under the U.S. National Residue Program (NRP). The sampling instructions to IPP on collecting young chicken carcasses at a point prior to chilling for testing for nitrofurans, including the marker residue semicarbazide (SEM) will remain unchanged.
FNS Vacates Rule on Reducing Nutrition Requirements for Foods in Child Nutrition Programs, Issues New Rule
The vacated rule was previously invalidated by the Federal District Court of Maryland and allowed for more chocolate milk, fewer whole grains and more salt in foods eligible for child nutrition programs. FNS is issuing a new rule in an attempt to comply with the court ruling.
APHIS Solicits Comments on International Phytosanitary Standards
Details here.
FDA Receives Petition on Addition of Tannic Acid as a Flavoring in Animal Foods
The petition is available here.
FDA Update on Cosmetic Registrations
The November report is available here.
FSIS Notice on Barcodes in Lieu of Shipping Marks on Australian Beef
The notice provides instructions to inspection program personnel (IPP) for applying the official import mark of inspection for shipments of fresh meat products exported to the United States from establishments in Australia with barcodes in lieu of shipping marks on shipping containers. For such shipments from Australia, following product reinspection, instead of applying the USDA official import mark of inspection to the individual shipping cartons, the mark is applied only to the barcode placard on each pallet in the shipment.
FDA Interstate Certified Shellfish Shipper List Updated
The latest list is available 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 FSVP, cantaloupes from Mexico, pesticides, undeclared/illegal colors and more.
Latest FDA Warning Letters:
Posted Date |
Company |
Issuing Office |
Subject |
12/03/2020 |
Rat’s Army |
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | CDER |
Unapproved and Misbranded Products Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) |
12/01/2020 |
West Coast Nuclear Pharmacy |
Division of Pharmaceutical Quality Operations II |
Compounding Pharmacy/Adulterated Drug Products |
12/01/2020 |
ForYou, Inc. |
Division of Human and Animal Food Operations East III |
CGMP/Dietary Supplement/Adulterated/Misbranded |
12/01/2020 |
Frito-Lay, Inc. |
Division of Human and Animal Food Operations West III |
CGMP Food/Prepared, Packed or Held Under Insanitary Conditions/Adulterated |
12/01/2020 |
Sage Woman Herbs, Ltd. dba Sage Consulting & Apothecary |
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) |
Unapproved and Misbranded Products Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) |
12/01/2020 |
ChromaDex |
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) |
Unapproved and Misbranded Products Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) |
12/01/2020 |
Innovative Medicine LLC |
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) |
Unapproved and Misbranded Products Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) |
12/01/2020 |
Red Moon Herbs |
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) |
Unapproved and Misbranded Products Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) |
12/01/2020 |
Industry Lab Diagnostic Partners |
Center for Devices and Radiological Health |
Adulterated and Misbranded Products Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 |
12/01/2020 |
Avazo-Healthcare, LLC |
Center for Devices and Radiological Health |
Unapproved and Misbranded Products Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) |
11/24/2020 |
Aurolife Pharma, LLC |
Division of Pharmaceutical Quality Operations I |
CGMP/Finished Pharmaceuticals/Adulterated |
11/24/2020 |
Harmonic Nature S. de R.L. MI. |
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | CDER |
Finished Pharmaceuticals/Unapproved New Drug/Misbranded/Adulterated |
11/24/2020 |
Liq-E S.A. De C.V. |
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | CDER |
Finished Pharmaceuticals/Unapproved New Drug/Misbranded/Adulterated |
Please contact Erik Lieberman at elieberman@usfoodimports.com for additional information. |