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APHIS Updates PPQ Manuals for July 20
July 23, 2012 by Brian Feito|USDA

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued emails July 20 announcing changes to some Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables, and flowers.

APHIS Updates PPQ Manuals for July 19
July 20, 2012 by Brian Feito|USDA

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued emails July 19 announcing changes to some Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables, and flowers.

Joint FAO/WHO Report on Food Additives Available Online
July 19, 2012 by Brian Feito|USDA

The report of the 76th Session of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), which met in Rome June 5-14, has been published on the websites of the Food and Agriculture Organization (here) and the World Health Organization (here), said the Food Safety and Inspection Service. The JECFA session evaluated food additives including flavoring agents.

APHIS Announces Nonregulated Status of Monsanto Roundup Ready Sugar Beets
July 19, 2012 by Brian Feito|USDA

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced its determination of nonregulated status for Monsanto sugar beets genetically engineered for tolerance to the herbicide glyphosate. This variety is commonly referred to as Roundup Ready sugar beets, APHIS said. The sugar beets will no longer be considered a regulated article under APHIS’ regulations governing the introduction (importation, interstate movement, or release into the environment) of organisms and products altered or produced through genetic engineering that are plant pests or that there is reason to believe are plant pests. APHIS press release available here.

Topics:Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Working Group Revising Draft Codex Principles on National Food Control Systems
July 18, 2012 by Marie Rapport|USDA

A working group of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Certification and Inspection Systems (CCFICS) will circulate a revised version of the Proposed Draft Principles and Guidelines for National Food Control Systems and an associated report to all Committee members for discussion at the next CCFICS meeting on Feb. 18-22, 2013. The working group met in Grange, Ireland, July 9-12, 2012, to consider the revisions.