Category: Issue 520
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OEHHA to Webcast Prop. 65 Warnings Workshop
California EPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) will conduct a pre-regulatory public workshop on Proposition 65 (Prop. 65) warnings on April 14, 2014, in Sacramento. The event will be webcast. OEHHA Chief Counsel Carol Monahan-Cummings will discuss potential regulatory action, including clarifying questions and responses, discussion of proposed changes and public questions and…
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OEHHA Intends to List Ethylene Glycol as Reproductive Toxicant
California EPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has issued a notice of intent to list ethylene glycol (EG) as known to the state to cause reproductive toxicity under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65). Used in the manufacture of polyethylene terephthalate resins (PET), which are used in…
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EFSA Delays BPA Risk Assessment
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has extended “the timeline to complete its full risk assessment of bisphenol A (BPA) to the end of 2014.” After receiving nearly 250 comments in response to the second part of its draft risk assessment, EFSA has emphasized the need for “a full understanding of these comments before finalizing…
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FDA Releases Draft Honey Labeling Guidance
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft guidance concerning the proper labeling of honey and honey products to ensure that such products “are not adulterated or misbranded.” In light of its earlier refusal to create a new standard of identity for honey, the agency developed the guidance to respond to labeling issues…
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FDA Issues Recordkeeping Rule and Guidance for Industry
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final rule adopting the interim final rule titled “Establishment, Maintenance, and Availability of Records: Amendment to Record Availability Requirements” for recordkeeping regulations under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The amendments made under FSMA allow FDA access to records beyond those relating to specific suspect…
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Bill Seeks to Block Mandatory GM Labeling
U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kansas) has introduced legislation (H.R. 4432) that would prohibit states from implementing labeling laws for foods that contain genetically modified (GM) ingredients. Titled the “Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act,” the bill would (i) require the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to mandate GM labeling only if those foods “are…