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FDA Updates Its "What You Need to Know" Guide on Prior Notice of Imported Food
August 17, 2011 by Marie Rapport|FDA and EPA

The Food and Drug Administration has updated its guidance document, "What You Need to Know About Prior Notice of Imported Food Shipments" in order to list as required information "any country to which the article has been refused entry," as required by a recent interim final rule. (See ITT's Online Archives or 08/15/11 news, 11081503, for BP summary of CBP's announcement that FDA deployed new AofC Codes for this new PN information requirement, etc.)

FDA to Issue Guidance on FSMA Food Safety Rules for Small Entities
August 17, 2011 by Elizabeth Parker|FDA and EPA

The Food and Drug Administration has announced that it will provide guidance documents and phased-in effective dates for several key provisions of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) to assist small businesses in the food industry in meeting the new safety requirements of the law.

EPA Seeks Proposals for ENERGY STAR Climate Control Specification
August 16, 2011 by Elizabeth Parker|FDA and EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency in conjunction with the Department of Energy, have issued Request for Proposal (RFP) documents describing the residential climate control (programmable thermostat) usability test solicitation. DOE and EPA are soliciting responses from testing laboratories indicating their desire and ability to perform the tasks described in the RFP to aid in development of the ENERGY STAR test procedures and eventual climate controls specification. Proposals must be submitted no later than August 29, 2011, to Heather Keil at heather.keil@navigantconsulting.com. Documents are available via email by sending a request to documents@brokerpower.com.

EPA Publishes Final Rule to Improve Reporting of Chemical Information
August 16, 2011 by Cindy Arevalo|FDA and EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a final rule, effective September 15, 2011, to amend the reporting requirements of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Inventory Update Reporting (IUR) rule and change its name to the Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule. EPA's final rule will also increase the type and amount of information it collects on commercial chemicals from chemical manufacturers (including importers), require companies to submit the information electronically to EPA, and limit confidentiality claims by companies. See future issue of ITT for additional details of EPA’s final rule.

FDA Debars Felon from Importing Food for Five Years
August 16, 2011 by Marie Rapport|FDA and EPA

Effective August 16, 2011 the Food and Drug Administration is debarring Hung Ta Fan for a period of 5 years from importing articles of food or offering such articles for importation into the U.S. FDA based this order on a finding that Mr. Fan was convicted of a felony under Federal law for conduct relating to the importation into the U.S. of an article of food.