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FDA Outlines Factors in Enforcement Decisions for Pet Foods for Treating Disease
May 3, 2016 |FDA

The Food and Drug Administration outlined factors it will consider when deciding whether to enforce drug application and registration requirements for cat and dog food that purports to treat disease, in a recently published compliance policy guide (here). According to the document, dog and cat food intended to treat and prevent disease are animal drugs subject to listing, registration and current good manufacturing practice requirements, but FDA has generally not enforced these requirements even though it considers dog and cat food that doesn’t meet them adulterated and misbranded. FDA has said it has seen an increase in non-compliant dog and cat food, and directed its officers to follow a set of criteria outlined in the guide when deciding whether to initiate enforcement action, including ingredients, labeling, safety risks and whether the animal food is distributed by veterinarians.

FDA Proposing to No Longer Allow Use of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Food Contact Surfaces
April 28, 2016 |FDA

The Food and Drug Administration is asking for comments on a proposal to withdraw provisions of its food additive regulations that allow for the use of two perfluoroalkyl-containing substances as water and oil repellants for paper and paperboard in contact with aqueous and fatty foods (here). The proposal is based on a petition from 3M, which says the substances are no longer used for that purpose. Comments are due June 28, and should address whether these uses have been completely abandoned, “such as information on whether food-contact paper and paperboard containing the two respective substances are currently being introduced or delivered for introduction into the U.S. market,” said FDA.

Other Modified FDA Import Alerts for the Week of April 18-24
April 26, 2016 |FDA

During the week of April 18-24, the Food and Drug Administration modified the following existing Import Alerts (not otherwise listed on the FDA's new and revised import alerts page) on the detention without physical examination and/or surveillance of: