Food Industry Regulatory Update
June 25, 2021

In this Week’s Edition:

FDA Reports on State Adoption Status of Retail Food Code
USDA Releases Study on Hurdles to Healthy Eating on SNAP
FDA Publishes Web Page on Reporting Illnesses from Natural Toxins in Seafood
California Walnut Marketing Order Assessment Lowered
AMS Removes Frozen Mangos from Marketing Order
AMS Adds to List of Substances Allowed for Use in Organic Livestock Production
USDA Seeks Nominations for Grain Inspection and Peanut Standards Boards
APHIS Determines Jersey Region of UK Free of BSE
FSIS Updates Lists of Foreign Establishments Eligible to Export to U.S.
FDA Import Alerts
FDA Warning Letters

FDA Reports on State Adoption Status of Retail Food Code

The report is available here.

USDA Releases Study on Hurdles to Healthy Eating on SNAP

The 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 Seafood

To 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 Lowered

The 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 Order

The 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 Production

This 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 Board

More information:

APHIS Determines Jersey Region of UK Free of BSE

The determination is available here.

FSIS Updates Lists of Foreign Establishments Eligible to Export to U.S.

FDA Import Alerts

The latest FDA import alerts are available here and include FSVP violations, produce packed under insanitary conditions, salmonella, melamine in protein powder and more.