Posted by Ashley Brooks on 7/9/2019
What’s going on in the ever-changing world of regulatory? Our resident regulatory guru, Ashley Brooks, is here to help! Here are some of the most pressing hot topics in regulatory that food companies should be paying attention to.
Fuchs Participates in SNAC’s Legislative Summit
Dan Cooper, Fuchs CEO, and Ashley Brooks, Fuchs Regulatory Manager, along with 55 other SNAC members visited Washington, D.C. to meet with federal lawmakers about our industry’s pressing issues. Topics discussed included:
• Establishing risk-based criteria for state labeling mandates
• Implementing achievable sodium reduction policy
• Creating additional pathways for new entrants into the workforce particularly drivers and manufacturing jobs
Fuchs regularly participates in SNAC International’s annual Legislative Summit. This year it was held June 19-20th. Fuchs met one on one with individual members of Congress and staff to discuss these important issues.
FDA to Publish “High Risk Foods” Timeline
The FDA will be setting deadlines for designating a list of “high risk” foods as required by the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). A proposed rule will be published by September 8, 2020 that designates the list of “high risk” foods. A final rule will be issued by November 7, 2022. Although no official list of high-risk foods has yet been released, former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb tweeted a list of high-risk foods, which included spices, earlier in 2019. The original FSMA deadline for FDA designating high-risk foods was 2012.
Coffee Removed from Prop 65 Warning Requirement
Great News, Coffee Lovers! On June 3 the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced that exposures to chemicals in coffee listed on or before March 15, 2019 as known to cause cancer, that are created by and inherent in roasting coffee beans or brewing coffee, do not pose a significant cancer risk. The regulation is effective October 1, 2019. Under Prop 65, no warning would be required for exposures.
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