Food Industry Regulatory Update November 12, 2021

In This Week’s Edition:

FDA Releases Food Safety and Nutrition Consumer Survey Data Tool
APHIS Authorizes Importation of Pummelo from Thailand to U.S.
FDA Works to Strengthen Food Safety Protections as Consumers Increasingly Order Foods Online
Secretary Vilsack on the Passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Termination of Marketing Order 959 and Change in Onion Import Requirements
Notice to Revise Requirements for the Importation of Fresh Melon Fruit from Japan
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 Releases Food Safety and Nutrition Consumer Survey Data Tool

FDA has released FNANS Explorer, a web-based tool that allows users to interact with the Food Safety and Nutrition Survey data at any time to find answers to their specific questions.

Among the key findings:

Most consumers are familiar with the Nutrition Facts label
Most consumers have seen menu labeling at restaurants
Consumers are familiar with front of package claims
Hand washing practices vary depending on the occasion
The majority of consumers own a food thermometer, but usage varies depending on what is being cooked

APHIS Authorizes Importation of Pummelo from Thailand to U.S.

Read the APHIS notification on the authorization of pummelo from Thailand to the continental United States.

FDA Works to Strengthen Food Safety Protections as Consumers Increasingly Order Foods Online

Read more here on how the FDA plans to strengthen food safety protection as online orders increase during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tom Vilsack on the Passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Read the statement by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by the U.S. Congress

Termination of Marketing Order 959 and Change in Onion Import Requirements

AMS is requesting public comment on a proposed rule that would terminate the South Texas Onion Marketing Order and make a corresponding change to the onion import rules.