Laws and Regulations Committee Update 2/13 – 2/15, 2019
Federal Register
Environmental Protection Agency
Notices
Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; Agency Decisions and State and Federal Agency Crisis Declarations
Filed on: 02/13/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/14/2019
FR Document: 2019-02354 PDF 17 Pages (112 KB) Permalink
Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations and Amendments to Terminate Uses
Filed on: 02/13/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/14/2019
FR Document: 2019-02385 PDF 9 Pages (38 KB) Permalink
USDA
USDA Seeks Nominees for the Mushroom Council
FSIS
Notices
| Number | Title | Date Issued | Expiration Date |
| 03-19 | Actions to Take When Raw Poultry Establishments Receive Campylobacter Test Results | Feb 12, 2019 | Feb 01, 2020 |
@FrankYiannasFDA
- New tools such as machine learning, IoT, & blockchain will usher in a “new era of smarter food safety and epidemiology.” #AI #blockchain #IoT Scientists use machine learning to ID source Salmonella
- Food Safety isn’t a single country challenge. In a global food system, it’s a global challenge. When other countries win battles against foodborne disease, we all win. https://www.who.int/news-room/
@USDAFoodSafety
- Registration for the 2019 Consumer Food Safety Education Conference has officially opened! Join us March 7-8, 2019, in Orlando, FL for a 2 day conference filled with take-away strategies for changing people’s #FoodSafety knowledge & behaviors. https://cfsec2019.fightbac.org
February 14, 2019
Federal Register
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Filed on: 02/14/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/15/2019
FR Document: 2019-02457 PDF 4 Pages (88.6 KB) Permalink
- National Animal Health Monitoring System; Goat 2019 Study
Agricultural Marketing Service
Rules
Establish Procedures to Meet Via Electronic Communications:
Olives Grown in California
Filed on: 02/14/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/15/2019
FR Document: 2019-02517 PDF 12 Pages (256 KB) Permalink
Proposed Rules
Marketing Order: Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Salable Quantities and Allotment Percentages for the 2019-2020 Marketing Year
Filed on: 02/14/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/15/2019
FR Document: 2019-02514 PDF 33 Pages (408 KB) Permalink
National Organic Program:
National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances for April 2018 NOSB Recommendations (Crops and Handling)
Filed on: 02/14/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/15/2019
FR Document: 2019-02518 PDF 18 Pages (262 KB) Permalink
Environmental Protection Agency
Rules
Pesticide Tolerances:
Trifloxystrobin
Filed on: 02/14/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/15/2019
FR Document: 2019-02523 PDF 22 Pages (350 KB) Permalink
Trifluralin
Filed on: 02/14/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/15/2019
FR Document: 2019-02535 PDF 23 Pages (353 KB) Permalink
FDA
FDA Releases Report on Investigation into the Fall 2018 Outbreak of Illnesses Tied to Romaine Lettuce
Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. and Deputy Commissioner Frank Yiannas on findings from the agency’s investigation of the November 2018 outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in California-linked romaine lettuce
Salmonella Linked to Tahini
Recalls
| Date | Brand | Product Description | Reason/Problem | Company |
| 02/12/2019 | Ottogi | JIN JJAMBBONG’ and Jin Ramen | Undeclared egg | Ottogi America, Inc |
Warning Letters
| Letter Issue Date | Company Name | Issuing Office | Subject | Close Out Date |
| 02/01/2019 | Panther James LLC. | Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition | Juice HACCP/CGMP for Foods/Adulterated/Insanitary Conditions | Not Issued * |
FTC
2018 Annual Report on Refunds to Consumers
OEHHA
Amendment to Section 25705 No Significant Risk Level for Bromochloroacetic Acid: The regulation will be effective on April 1, 2019. This regulation establishes a No Significant Risk Level of 0.70 micrograms per day for bromochloroacetic acid for purposes of Proposition 65.
Amendment to Section 25705 No Significant Risk Level for Bromodichloroacetic Acid: The regulation will be effective on April 1, 2019. This regulation establishes a No Significant Risk Level of 0.95 micrograms per day for bromodichloroacetic acid for purposes of Proposition 65.
@SGottliebFDA
- Today #FDA released our investigation report for the November E. coli outbreak linked to romaine from CA. It reinforces recommendations for romaine growers to help prevent this from happening again https://go.usa.gov/xEQvw
- Advancing the safety of fresh leafy greens requires ongoing collaboration. We’ll continue to work with states, federal partners, and industry to explore better ways to assure quick, accurate and easy access to key traceability information.
@FrankYiannasFDA
- Today’s investigation report provides more information than we had before. And it reinforces the fact that implementation of preventive measures based on the best available science is the most effective means to ensure the safety of produce
@US_FDA
- Cyclospora is a parasite, with a complicated lifecycle, not a bacterial pathogen, like Salmonella or E. coli. Discover how an FDA-developed test detects Cyclospora and how its development detected a significant outbreak last summer. https://go.usa.gov/xERKc
February 15, 2019
Federal Register
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Food Additive Petitions and Investigational Food Additive Exemptions
Filed on: 02/15/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/19/2019
FR Document: 2019-02596 PDF 5 Pages (17.5 KB) Permalink
Agricultural Marketing Service
Rules
Termination of Marketing Order:
Irish Potatoes Grown in Southeastern States
Filed on: 02/15/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/19/2019
FR Document: 2019-02581 PDF 13 Pages (251 KB) Permalink
Rules
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program:
Eligibility, Certification, and Employment and Training Provisions of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act
Filed on: 02/15/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date:02/19/2019
FR Document: 2019-02551 PDF 18 Pages (292 KB) Permalink
Environmental Protection Agency
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Agricultural Worker Protection Standard Training, Notification, and Recordkeeping
Filed on: 02/15/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/19/2019
FR Document: 2019-02583 PDF 4 Pages (181 KB) Permalink
International Trade Administration
Notices
Fresh Garlic from the People’s Republic of China
Filed on: 02/15/2019 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 02/19/2019
FR Document: 2019-02585 PDF 5 Pages (284 KB) Permalink
AMS
USDA Restricts PACA Violators in California and New York from Operating in the Produce Industry
NIH
Healthy Infants Harbor Intestinal Bacteria That Protect Against Food Allergy
FTC
FTC Announces March 2019 Session on International Engagement as Part of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st CenturyFTC Announces New Sessions of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century