On May 8 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Food and Drug Administration released its inflation-adjusted thresholds (here) for modified requirements and exemptions under Food Safety Modernization Act regulations, including the Foreign Supplier Verification Program. Under the FSVP final rule, modified requirements apply to very small importers and importers of food from small suppliers (see 1511160014). The inflation adjustments also affect thresholds for modified requirements under the human and animal food preventive controls regulations for “qualified facilities” and exemptions under the produce safety regulations.
On May 5 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On May 4 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Food and Drug Administration issued its weekly Enforcement Report for May 3 that lists the status of recalls and field corrections for food, drugs, biologics and devices (here). The report covers both domestic and foreign firms.
The FDA is deferring enforcement of all future compliance deadlines for rules deeming e-cigarettes, cigars and pipe tobacco to be subject to the agency’s tobacco regulations by three months, and plans to issue guidance to that effect, according to an agency filing in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama (here). FDA in a May 2016 final rule placed new restrictions on cigars, electronic cigarettes, pipe tobacco and other tobacco products, bringing them under the scope of its tobacco regulations alongside cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (see 1605050011). Pursuant to the postponement, the new compliance dates are Aug. 10 for cigar warning plans, Sept. 30 for registration and listing, Nov. 8 for ingredient listing, and Nov. 8, 2018 for cigar warnings on packing and advertisements, FDAImports.com said (here). “Due to the recent change in administrations, new leadership personnel at the Department of Health and Human Services seek additional time to more fully consider the issues raised in this case,” says the filing, which was submitted pursuant to a lawsuit brought by an e-cigarette manufacturer against the FDA.
On May 3 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On May 2 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Food and Drug Administration will no longer allow the use of potassium perchlorate as a food additive in closure-sealing gaskets for food containers, it said (here). The additive is no longer used for that reason, it said, agreeing with a petition filed by the Society of the Plastics Industry. The final rule takes effect May 4. Corrections or requests for a hearing are due June 5.
On May 1 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of: