Food Industry Regulatory Update November 5, 2021

In This Week’s Edition:

FDA Guidance on Temporary Marketing Permits for Foods Not Meeting Standards of Identity
November Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List
APHIS Proposed Revision to Chile Plum Importation Requirements
USDA Invests $3.5 Million to Provide Food Purchasing Options to Tribal Communities
FSVP Inspections on the Rise
AMS Withdraws Proposed Poultry Grower Ranking Rule
Outbreak Investigation of Salmonella Oranienburg: Whole, Fresh Onions
U.S., EU Launch Collaboration Platform on Agriculture
FMC Requesting Application to Fill Vacancy on NSAC
NACMCF to Hold Virtual Public Meetings
FSIS Posts Quarterly U.S. National Residue Sampling Report
Launching Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate
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 Guidance on Temporary Marketing Permits for Foods Not Meeting Standards of Identity

FDA issued guidance to clarify, for the food industry, aspects of the application process for temporary marketing permits (TMPs). TMPs allow firms to temporarily market foods that deviate from standards of identity for purposes of research to support a petition to change the standard of identity.

November Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List

The ICSSL is published monthly, see the November list here.

APHIS Proposed Revision to Chile Plum Importation Requirements

Read the proposed changes on requirements of the importation of plums from Chile to the United States here.

USDA Invests $3.5 Million to Provide Food Purchasing Options to Tribal Communities

USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) awarded $3.5 million to eight tribal nations for a project that will offer them greater flexibility in their administration of the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR). Read more here.

FSVP Inspections on the Rise

Read the SFA article on the increasing amount of FSVP inspection for the coming year here.

AMS Withdraws Proposed Poultry Grower Ranking Rule

Read the reasons for the withdrawal as well as the proposed rule here.

Outbreak Investigation of Salmonella Oranienburg: Whole, Fresh Onions

The FDA is investigating an outbreak of salmonella oranienburg in whole, fresh tomatoes. Read more here.

U.S., EU Launch Collaboration Platform on Agriculture

EU Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issued a statement on a newly created transatlantic collaboration platform on agriculture designed to take on the global challenges of sustainability and climate change.

FMC Requesting Application to Fill Vacancy on NSAC

The FMC is requesting applications from qualified individuals to fill vacancy on the National Shipper Advisory Committee.

NACMCF to Hold Virtual Public Meetings

The NACMCF will hold four virtual meetings starting November 17, 2021, to discuss two new charges: enhancing Salmonella control in poultry products and Cyclospora cayetanensis contamination. Register here.

FSIS Posts Quarterly U.S. National Residue Sampling Report

Read the full quarterly report here.

Launching Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate

The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) will be launched at COP26 in November 2021. The goal of AIM Climate is to increase and accelerate global innovation research and development on agriculture and food systems in support of climate action.