Food Industry Regulatory Update January 21, 2022

In This Week’s Edition:

FDA Releases Updated Training Video on Marine Biotoxin Management
FDA Publishes New Method for the Analysis of Sulfites in Foods
USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Areas in Boulder County, Colorado
Determination of the Newcastle Disease Status of the Cantons of Neuchatel and Ticino of Switzerland
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack Highlights Key Work in 2021 to Promote Food and Nutrition Security
FDA CORE Outbreak Investigation Status Update
FSIS Updates Lists of Foreign Establishments Eligible to Export to U.S.
FDA Import Alerts
FDA Warning Letters

FDA Updated Training Video on Marine Biotoxin Management

FDA developed a training video on marine biotoxin management to provide a better understanding of specific biotoxin concepts in the National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP). The video, comprised of three learning modules, is a tool to help the seafood industry and state and federal agencies understand biotoxin sources and geographic distributions, develop or improve marine biotoxin management and contingency plans, and determine the appropriate laboratory methods for specific applications.

New Method for the Analysis of Sulfites in Foods

FDA is amending the requirements that specify the analytical method FDA uses to determine the concentration of sulfites in food. This action, among other things, provides a new analytical method that can be used as an alternative to the existing analytical method and will help improve the efficiency of FDA testing for sulfites in food.

USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Areas in Boulder County, Colorado

USDA announced that low-income Colorado residents in parts of Boulder County affected by the wildfires that started on December 30 could be eligible for a helping hand from the USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).

Determination of the Newcastle Disease Status of the Cantons of Neuchatel and Ticino of Switzerland

USDA is advising the public that they are reinstating the animal health status of the Cantons of Neuchtel and Ticino in Switzerland as free of Newcastle disease. This recognition is based on an assessment they prepared and made available for public review and comment.

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack Highlights Key Work in 2021 to Promote Food and Nutrition Security

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture issued a statement highlighting key accomplishments to promote food and nutrition security at the Department of Agriculture since the Biden-Harris Administration took office on January 20, 2021. Read the full statement here.

FDA CORE Outbreak Investigation Status Update

This week’s updates are:

The FDA has initiated an on-site inspection for the outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 linked to packaged salad.
The FDA investigation of the outbreak of Salmonella Javiana has closed. This incident will be archived in the 2021 CORE Investigation Table.

CORE Investigation Table