On April 5, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration posted revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Consumer Product Safety Commission published notice of the following voluntary recalls on April 5-6, 2011:
The Consumer Product Safety Commission published notice of the following voluntary recall on April 4, 2011:
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a notice revising its September 2008 lab accreditation requirements notice for lead paint in order to specify the tests that labs must use for CPSC to accept their accreditation1 to test children’s products for compliance with the lead paint ban of 16 CFR Part 1303.
The Food and Drug Administration is announcing a public meeting on April 26, 2011 to provide information and receive comments on the International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulations (ICCR) and the upcoming ICCR -5 meeting in Paris, France.
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a proposed rule to implement requirements for providing certain nutrition information for standard menu items in certain chain restaurants and similar retail food establishments under the menu labeling provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. Comments on the proposed rule are due by June 6, 2011. Comments on the information collection issues are due by May 5, 2011.
On April 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 has issued a proposed rule to implement requirements for providing calorie information for certain articles of food sold from vending machines under the vending machine labeling provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. Comments on the proposed rule are due by July 5, 2011. Comments on the information collection issues are due by May 5, 2011.
The Food and Drug Administration has updated its question and answer document on what it is doing to ensure the safety of food products imported from Japan to add information on the FDA standard for Iodine-131 in foods. FDA has set a Derived Intervention Level (DIL) for Iodine-131 of 170 Bq/kg in foods prepared for consumption. This level does not define a safe or unsafe level of exposure, but instead a level at which protective measures would be recommended to ensure that no one receives a significant dose. The Q&A continues to state that all milk and milk products and vegetables and fruits produced or manufactured from the four Japanese prefectures of Fukushima, Ibaraki, Tochigi and Gunma will be detained upon entry into the U.S. They will not be allowed to enter the U.S. food supply, unless shown to be free from radionuclide contamination, with the exception of specific products restricted by Japan - these will be refused admission into the U.S. (See ITT's Online Archives or 03/30/11, 03/28/11, 03/22/11 and 03/24/11 news, 11032813, 11032813, 11032225, and 11032438, for previous BP summaries of the Q&A and FDA's import alert on the topic.)
The Food and Drug Administration is announcing a public meeting on April 26, 2011 entitled "International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulations (ICCR) - Preparation for ICCR-5 Meeting in Paris, France." The topics to be discussed are the topics for discussion at the forthcoming ICCR Steering Committee meeting and expert working group meetings in Paris, France scheduled on June 28 - July 1, 2011.