TSCA/FIFRA/TRI
EPA Announces Univar Solutions USA Will Pay $165,000 For FIFRA Violations:EPA announced on April 19, 2021, that Univar Solutions USA, Inc. of Portland, Oregon, will pay a $165,000 penalty for violating the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) when it failed to label properly its “Woodlife 111” pesticide, which is used as a wood preservative. EPA notes that under FIFRA, “a pesticide is misbranded if, ‘
the labeling accompanying it does not contain directions for use which are necessary … to protect health and the environment’ and if ‘…
the label does not contain a warning or caution statement which may be necessary … to protect health and the environment.’” According to the press release, EPA alleged that between approximately January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2018, Woodlife 111 labels “omitted several required sections important for the protection of the handler and for the environment, including user safety requirement
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the agency) recently released a report entitled Resiliency Roadmap for FDA Inspectional Oversight (Report) recapping the inspectional activities across all parts of the agency during the COVID-19 pandemic and detailing its plan to resume more “normal” operations. [1]/ The Report is not limited to inspections and plans for only the food industry, but the impacts for the food industry are the focus of this memorandum. FDA explains that it experienced unprecedented and unique challenges during the pandemic, but recognizes the importance of getting back to “normal” operations/inspections.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has faced many operational challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Early on, the FDA temporarily postponed routine surveillance facility.
FDA Opens Industry Portal for FSVP Records Submission Tuesday, May 11, 2021
FSVP Importer Portal for FSVP Records Submission (the
Portal) for importers of human and animal food into the U.S.
By way of background, the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) requires that importers verify that the food which they import provides the same level of public health protection as the preventive controls or produce safety regulations (as appropriate) in the U.S. and to ensure that supplier’s food is not adulterated and is not misbranded with respect to allergen labeling.
While the FDA typically conducts inspections of FSVP records at an importer’s place of business, the importer must provide the records electronically or through another means of prompt delivery if requested by the FDA.