In This Week’s Edition:
- FDA Announces Targeted Sampling, Additional Efforts to Enhance the Safety of Leafy Greens
- AMS Reopens Comment Period on Poultry Growing Tournament Systems
- Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Comments: APHIS Indemnity Regulations
- USDA Announces $400 Million in Funding Available to Create USDA Regional Food Business Centers
- USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Foreign Audit Reports Update
- 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 Announces Targeted Sampling, Additional Efforts to Enhance the Safety of Leafy Greens
FDA is committed to enhancing the safety of leafy greens through continued implementation of the Leafy Greens STEC Action Plan. As part of this effort the FDA is announcing targeted sampling of leafy greens grown on farms and ranches during the fall 2022 harvest season in the Salinas Valley region of California, releasing results from a 2021 sampling assignment, and providing an update on other work under the action plan.
AMS Reopens Comment Period on Poultry Growing Tournament Systems
AMS is providing additional time for the public to submit comments and information that will inform policy development and future rulemaking proposals regarding the use of poultry grower ranking systems commonly known as tournaments in contract poultry production. AMS seeks this input in response to numerous complaints from poultry growers about the use of tournament systems. Comments in response to this request would help AMS tailor further rulemaking in addition to that already planned and under way to address specific industry practices in relation to tournament systems.
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Comments: APHIS Indemnity Regulations
USDA is soliciting public comment on a new approach to indemnity value determination and a new framework for the indemnity regulations. These parts address payment of indemnity for the destruction and disposition of animals APHIS classifies as infected with, suspect of, or exposed to diseases of concern, to eradicate and control foreign animal diseases, emerging diseases, and program diseases. The current regulations for valuing animals for the purpose of indemnification vary from species to species and, in some cases, disease to disease within a species. The new approach would harmonize how APHIS determines animal values and deals with costs associated with transportation, cleaning, disposal, and other points at which variations occur in how APHIS manages indemnity and compensation.
USDA Announces $400 Million in Funding Available to Create USDA Regional Food Business Centers
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the availability of approximately $400 million to provide essential local and regional food systems coordination, technical assistance, and capacity building services through USDA’s new Regional Food Business Centers. Read the full statement here.
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Foreign Audit Reports Update
New information is available for FSIS’ Foreign Audit Reports. The following country has been added to the website.
- Denmark
FDA CORE Outbreak Investigation Status Update
This week’s updates are:
- For the Salmonella Mississippi outbreak (ref# 1097) in a not yet identified product, the case count has increased from 99 to 100 cases.
- For the Salmonella Senftenberg outbreak (ref# 1087) in a not yet identified food, the case count has increased from 22 to 27 cases.
- For the Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak (ref# 1095) in a not yet identified food, the case count has increased from 73 to 78 cases.
- For the Cyclospora outbreak (ref# 1080) the case count has increased from 75 to 79 cases.
- For the Salmonella Braenderup outbreak (ref# 1075) the FDA investigation has closed. A product linked to illnesses was not identified.
- The investigation associated with Dry Cereal (ref # 1064) has ended and the FDA investigation has closed with no pathogen or cause of the self-reported illnesses identified, despite extensive testing for numerous potential microbial and chemical adulterants.
FSIS Updates Lists of Foreign Establishments Eligible to Export to U.S.
FDA Import Alerts
The latest FDA import alerts include processed human and animal foods for pesticides, foods containing undeclared/illegal coloring, and more.
FDA Warning Letters
Singing Hawk LLC d/b/a Sin City Vapor |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
Staccato Ventures LLC d/b/a Carolina Vape Kings |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
SWMO Vape Shop, LLC |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
American Smoking Cessation Corp d/b/a Yeti Vape |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
Mixology Ltd d.b.a. Mixology Vape |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
Heights Vapor Station |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
MUUV Holdings Inc. |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
TVC Management Corp d/b/a The Vapor Chef |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
Dragon Vapors LLC |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
Blue Stone Import USA Inc. |
Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
Ace Moist Snuff Inc. d/b/a Outlaw Dip |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
Leaf of Life LLC |
Unapproved New Drugs/Misbranded |
Mexia Pallets LLC |
Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
Visvita Corporation |
Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
Mercado Hispano Distributors, LLC |
Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
Mina Global Trading Corp |
Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
Jones Affiliated Inc. |
Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
HP Industries Inc. |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
Bootstrap Runners LLC |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
Brew City Juice LLC |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
Sun Sen Co., Inc. |
CGMP/Food/Prepared, Packed or Held Under Insanitary Conditions/Adulterated |
Bharat Ratan LLC |
Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |