Food Industry Regulatory Update
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In this Week’s Edition:
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FDA Reports on State Adoption Status of Retail Food CodeThe report is available here. USDA Releases Study on Hurdles to Healthy Eating on SNAPThe study concludes that nearly nine out of 10 SNAP participants face barriers in providing their household with a healthy diet throughout the month. FDA Publishes Web Page on Reporting Illnesses from Natural Toxins in SeafoodTo report illnesses related to miscellaneous natural toxin illnesses such as ciguatera and scombrotoxin, please email FDA at Seafood.Illness@fda.hhs.gov. The web page with further information is available here. California Walnut Marketing Order Assessment LoweredThe rate is decreased from $0.0400 per kernelweight pound assessable walnuts, the rate that was established for the 2017-18 and subsequent marketing years, to $0.0250 per kernelweight pound of assessable walnuts handled for the 2020-21 and subsequent marketing years. AMS Removes Frozen Mangos from Marketing OrderThe rule will remove frozen mangos as a covered commodity, discontinue the collection of assessments on frozen mangos, remove frozen mango entity representation on the Board, and make necessary conforming changes AMS Adds to List of Substances Allowed for Use in Organic Livestock ProductionThis rule adds oxalic acid, pullulan, and nonorganic collagen gel to the National List for use in organic livestock production or handling. USDA Seeks Nominations for Grain Inspection Committee and Peanut Standards BoardMore information: APHIS Determines Jersey Region of UK Free of BSEThe determination is available here. FSIS Updates Lists of Foreign Establishments Eligible to Export to U.S. |
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FDA Import AlertsThe latest FDA import alerts are available here and include FSVP violations, produce packed under insanitary conditions, salmonella, melamine in protein powder and more. FDA Warning LettersThe latest FDA warning letters are below: Custom Vapors Inc d/b/a VIP Custom Vapors/Premier Vape Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded Pacific Center of Health/Pacific Center of Health & Acupuncture Unapproved and Misbranded Products Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Dietary Supplement/Misbranded Molecular BioLife International, Inc. New Drug/Misbranded Unapproved New Drugs/Misbranded Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) New Drug/Misbranded Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) Please contact Erik Lieberman at elieberman@usfoodimports.com if you have questions or for additional information |
