On October 7, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration posted revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a determination of acceptability, effective October 4, 2011, which expands the list of acceptable substitutes for ozone-depleting substances for use in the refrigeration and air conditioning, solvent cleaning, and fire suppression sectors under the EPA's Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program.
The Food and Drug Administration states that it is working with three multilateral organizations, WHO, PAHO, and WOAH on projects that aim to improve food safety, as well as the safety of medical products for people and animals. Through its work with multilateral organizations and FDA’s own international offices, the agency states it is supporting efforts to strengthen regulatory agencies in developing nations and create internationally accepted standards of safety, efficacy, and quality.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced 10 Food and Drug Administration Product Code modifications for Industry 98 Industry Tobacco Products (menthol and other flavored) and Industry 63 Human and Animal Drugs (potassium nitrate). In addition, one 76 Dental code (toothpaste ingredient) is no longer available for use.
On October 6, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration posted revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule to approve revisions to the California Air Resources Board portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). Among other things, CARB's current amendments to their consumer products regulations establish lower volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions limits for double phase aerosol air fresheners and establish new limits for multi-purpose solvents and paint thinners. EPA is taking comments by November 5, 2011 and plans to follow with a final action.
On October 5, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration posted revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Environmental Protection Agency is requesting comments on its status report on the new chemicals under review and the notice of receipt of premanufacture notices (PMNs) and applications for test marketing exemptions (TMEs) to manufacture those chemicals covering the period from August 29, 2011 to September 9, 2011. Comments are due by November 4, 2011. See notice for list of chemicals.
On October 4, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration posted revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Food and Drug Administration is seeking comments on a report outlining eight draft proposals to make FDA’s compliance and enforcement data more accessible and user-friendly. They are part of FDA’s ongoing efforts to increase its transparency and part of its response to the President’s January 2011 Memorandum to federal agencies on making compliance information more publicly available and searchable online.1 Comments are due by December 2, 2011.