USDA Provides Update on Meatpacking Capacity
Meatpacking capacity is at more than 95% and poultry facilities are operating at more than 98% capcity among other sectors. More information here.
Enoki Mushroom Listeria Outbreak Declared Over
More information here.
AMS Rule on Florida Tomato Handling
This rule would revise the exemption, container, and definition sections under the handling requirements. More information here.
New APHIS Requirements on Tomato and Pepper Imports
APHIS will require fresh tomato and pepper fruit imported from the Dominican Republic, France, Israel, Mexico, the Netherlands, and Spain (countries approved to export tomatoes and/or pepper where tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) is present) to be inspected to ensure it is free of disease symptoms. APHIS will require that countries that already require a phytosanitary certificate for tomato and/or pepper fruit, such as France, Israel, the Netherlands, and Spain to now include an additional declaration that the fruit was inspected and found free of ToBRFV. More information here.
FSIS Updates Establishment Directory
The updated directory is available here.
AMS Proposes to Change National List of Allowable Substances in Organic Livestock Products
The rule proposes to add the following substances to the National List: Oxalic acid dihydrate as a pesticide for organic apiculture; pullulan for use in organic handling in products labeled, “Made with organic (specified ingredients or food group(s))”; and collagen gel casing as a nonorganic agricultural substance for use in organic handling when organic forms of collagen gel casing are not commercially available. The rule is available here.
FDA Update on World Food Safety Day
The update is available here.
FDA Updates Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List
The updated list is available here.
USDA Approves Pandemic EBT for Georgia and Iowa
More information here.
Latest FDA Import Alerts
The latest FDA import alerts are available here and include supplements, salmonella, misbranding, inspection refusal and more.
Latest FDA Warning Letters:
Posted Date |
Company |
Issuing Office |
Subject |
06/11/2020 |
www.outoftheboxremedies.com |
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | CDER |
Unapproved and Misbranded Products Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) |
06/11/2020 |
South Texas Vapor |
Center for Tobacco Products |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
06/09/2020 |
5150 Premium Vape Fluid, Inc. |
Center for Tobacco Products |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
06/09/2020 |
Iacofano’s Group LLC |
Division of Human and Animal Food Operations East III |
CGMP/Food/Prepared, Packed or Held Under Insanitary Conditions/Adulterated |
06/09/2020 |
Tasty Puff LLC |
Center for Tobacco Products |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
06/09/2020 |
organic-beauty-recipes.com |
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | CDER |
Unapproved and Misbranded Products Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) |
06/08/2020 |
Jadore Enterprises, LLC dba Tiki Vapes |
Center for Tobacco Products |
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded |
Please contact Erik Lieberman at elieberman@usfoodimports.com or 202.765.1800 if you have questions or would like additional information. |