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Revised FDA Import Alerts on July 18
July 19, 2011 by Elizabeth Parker|FDA and EPA

On July 18, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration posted a revised version of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

Revised FDA Import Alerts on July 15
July 18, 2011 by Elizabeth Parker|FDA and EPA

On July 15, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration posted a revised version of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

Revised FDA Import Alerts on July 14
July 15, 2011 by Elizabeth Parker|FDA and EPA

On July 14, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration posted a revised version of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

FDA Updates Overview of its Regulation of Cosmetics
July 15, 2011 by Marie Rapport|FDA and EPA

The Food and Drug Administration has updated its webpage on the regulation of cosmetics that covers jurisdiction, its voluntary cosmetic registration program, inspections, its surveys of products, and its Cosmetic Ingredient Review expert panel, among other topics.

EPA Revokes All Food Use Tolerances for Maneb Fungicide
July 15, 2011 by Kelly Sly|FDA and EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a final rule which revokes all the tolerances for the fungicide maneb in food with an expiration/revocation date of December 31, 2012 to provide sufficient time to use existing stocks of the canceled registrations for the last food uses of maneb in the U.S. Objections and requests for hearings must be received by September 12, 2011.

EPA Extends Comments on its Proposed Nanoscale Policy
July 15, 2011 by Kelly Sly|FDA and EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency is extending the comment period on its proposed policy statement concerning possible approaches for obtaining information about what nanoscale materials are present in registered pesticide products. This document extends the comment period for 30 days, from July 18, 2011, to August 17, 2011.

EPA Proposes Extending Exemption for Certain Ozone-Depleting Imports
July 15, 2011 by Kelly Sly|FDA and EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule to extend the global laboratory and analytical use exemption for the production and import of Class I ozone-depleting substances through December 31, 2014, consistent with the recent actions by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. The exemption allows persons in the U.S. to produce and import controlled substances for laboratory and analytical uses that have not been already identified by EPA as nonessential. EPA is also seeking comment on adding to the list of procedures that are excluded from the exemption uses that are noted in Decision XXI/6 (from the 21st Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol). EPA is not proposing to add these procedures at this time. Comments are due by September 13, 2011.

EPA Proposes Significant New Use Rule for 14 Glymes
July 15, 2011 by Elizabeth Parker|FDA and EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule for a significant new use rule (SNUR) under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 14 glymes. This action would require persons who intend to manufacture, import, or process these chemical substances for an activity that is designated as a significant new use by this proposed rule to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that activity.

Revised FDA Import Alerts on July 13
July 14, 2011 by Elizabeth Parker|FDA and EPA

On July 13, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration posted a revised version of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

FDA Proposes Removing Certain Drug Pedigree Statement Requirement
July 14, 2011 by Kelly Sly|FDA and EPA

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a proposed rule to remove a section of the Prescription Drug Marketing Act (PDMA) regulations requiring that prior to the completion of any wholesale distribution of a prescription drug, an unauthorized distributor must provide to the purchaser "a statement identifying each prior sale, purchase, or trade of such drug," starting with the manufacturer, and that the identifying statement (also known as the "pedigree") must include certain information about the drug and each prior sale, purchase, or trade.