The Food Safety and Inspection Service said it will launch a new approach later this summer to its testing to protect the public from exposure to harmful levels of chemical residues in meat, poultry, and egg products. The change will allow it to test for more chemical compounds from each sample, making it easier to identify and evaluate illegal drug residues more effectively and efficiently, it said. It said the new method also will conserve resources and provide useful and reliable results.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued emails June 29 announcing changes to some Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service reports that the Codex Executive Committee met in Rome July 26-29, and took the following actions:
On June 29 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
On June 28 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued emails June 28 announcing changes to some Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service revised export requirements and plant lists for the following countries for June 23-29:
On June 27 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
On June 26 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
Amidated, non-organic pectin will be allowed in organic production until October 21, said the Agricultural Marketing Service, extending the implementation date for removal of the substance from June 27. AMS 2012 sunset review final rule, published June 6, had removed amidated, non-organic pectin from the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances to allow only non-amidated forms of pectin, and in so doing prohibit amidated forms of pectin in organic production, effective June 27. AMS said it is extending the implementation date (with no change to the actual effective date of the amendments) because, after publication of the final rule on June 6, AMS received new information from industry that some organic processors are currently using amidated, non-organic pectin in their products. The industry indicated that these processors would need time to reformulate these products, AMS said.