In This Week’s Edition:
- FDA on Apple Juice Arsenic; Guidance Availability
- FDA Leadership Discusses New Post-Market Approach on Food Chemicals
- FDA Releases PFAS Testing Results for Foods
- FSIS Releases Guideline for Controlling Salmonella in Swine Slaughter and Pork Processing Establishments
- Addition of Gabon, Guinea, and Moldova to the List of Regions Affected With Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
- General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan
- 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 on Apple Juice Arsenic; Guidance Availability
FDA announced the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled “Action Level for Inorganic Arsenic in Apple Juice.” The final guidance identifies for industry the action level of 10 parts per billion for inorganic arsenic in apple juice, issued in draft by the agency in 2013. FDA may take enforcement action if apple juice exceeds the 10 PPB level.
FDA Leadership Discusses New Post-Market Approach on Food Chemicals
Because of the need to continue to assess the safety of food ingredients and food contact substances as new information becomes available, the FDA is embarking on a more modernized, systematic reassessment of chemicals with a focus on post-market review.
FDA Releases PFAS Testing Results for Foods
FDA has been testing fresh and processed foods for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) since 2019. The agency has tested nearly 800 samples from a wide range of foods collected for the FDA’s Total Diet Study (TDS) or collected as part of targeted assignments. The testing for PFAS in the general food supply is ongoing and the agency is taking steps to expedite our testing schedule by increasing lab capacity.
FDA release PFAS testing results in 186 samples from two regional collections from the TDS (Dataset 6 and Dataset 7). They detected PFAS in two cod and two shrimp samples, and one sample each of tilapia, salmon, and ground beef. For the samples where PFAS was detected, each type of PFAS for which there are toxicological reference values (TRVs) was assessed individually. The FDA has concluded that exposure to the PFAS at the levels measured in the seven samples are not likely to be a health concern for young children or the general population. Read the full update here.
FSIS Releases Guideline for Controlling Salmonella in Swine Slaughter and Pork Processing Establishments
The guideline provides swine slaughter and pork products processing establishments with updated science and best practice recommendations for controlling Salmonella at pre-harvest, slaughter, processing, and packaging.
Addition of Gabon, Guinea, and Moldova to the List of Regions Affected With Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
APHIS has added Gabon, Guinea, and Moldova to the list of regions that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service considers to be affected with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). These actions follow USDA’s imposition of HPAI-related restrictions on the importation of avian commodities originating from or transiting Gabon, Guinea, and Moldova as a result of the confirmation of HPAI in Gabon and Guinea, and reports of HPAI from the veterinary authorities of Moldova in the country.
General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan
USDA is giving notice that the General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan will be holding a public meeting. The General Conference Committee public meeting will be held on Thursday, June 29, 2023, from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Columbus, Ohio.
FDA CORE Outbreak Investigation Status Update
This week’s updates are:
- There are no updates to this week’s table.
FSIS Updates Lists of Foreign Establishments Eligible to Export to U.S.
FDA Import Alerts
The latest FDA import alerts include imported human foods due to filth, imported foods that appear to be misbranded, and more.
FDA Warning Letters
Stuff-N-Puffs 102, LLC d/b/a Stuff-N-Puffs |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
The Drip Ship LTD d/b/a buycbdcigarettes |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
TheSY, LLC d/b/a Element Vape |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
Superpuff Inc. d/b/a MyVapor |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
Vape4Style, Inc |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
Huff and Puffers, LLC |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
Sooner Distributor & Wholesalers International Inc |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
Mr. Smokey Tobacco Corp d/b/a Smoke Shop/The Boss Tobacco |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
Mr. Smokey Tobacco Corp. d/b/a Hqdpods.com |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
E-Juice Vapor, Inc. |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
Vaperistas, LLC |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
Empire Imports, LLC d/b/a Vapor Empire, LLC |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
JTBC Holdings LLC d/b/a Disposable305 |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
NAKV Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Fat Puff Wholesale |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
MDM Group Inc. d/b/a Eliquidstop.com |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
Mod Fuel, LLC |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
New England Life Care, Inc. dba Advanced Compounding Solutions |
Compounding Pharmacy/Adulterated Drug Products |
citypharma.us |
Unlawful Sale of Unapproved and Misbranded Drugs to United States Consumers Over the Internet |
GSM Services, LLC |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
Rhodes Legacy Inc DBA Sun Sprouts |
CGMP/Food/Prepared, Packed or Held Under Insanitary Conditions/Adulterated |
Rappa Fire Inc. |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
Mean Street Vapor LLC |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |