Policy and Actions for Risk Management

International Portal on Food Safety, Animal & Plant Health
This portal provides access to official legislation, standards, and other resources from national and international bodies related to food safety and plant and animal health.

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• Animal Products
  • Meat and Poultry Products
  • Beef
  • Poultry
  • Sheep
  • General Meat and Poultry Products
  • Dairy Products
  • Fish and Shellfish Products
  • Eggs and Egg Products
  • Other Animal Products
• Plant Products
  • Vegetables
  • Fruits
  • Peanuts
  • Nuts or Nut Products
  • Grains and Grain Products
  • Other Plant Products
• Genetically Modified Foods
• Food Supplements
• Dietary Supplements
• Biological Hazards
• BSE
• Listeria
• Salmonella
• Antimicrobial Resistance
• Fungal Organisms and Toxins
• Other Biological Hazards
• Chemical Hazards
  • General Chemical Hazards
  • Contaminants
    • Acrylamide
    • Dioxin/PCB
    • Other Contaminants
  • Pesticide Residues
  • Veterinary Drug Residues
  • Food and Color Additives
• Food Defense
• Labeling
  • Nutrition/Food Content Labeling
  • Other Labeling
• Health Claims
• Nutrition
• Weight Management
• Other Policy and Actions

Animal Products

Meat and Poultry Products

Beef

Poultry

Sheep



General Meat and Poultry Products



Dairy Products



Fish and Shellfish Products



Eggs and Egg Products



Other Animal Products

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Environmental Protection Agency	Alternaria destruens Strain 059; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance Final rule that exempts Alternaria destruens from the requirement of a pesticide residue tolerance. Includes discussion of the determination of safety. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2005	May 20, 2005
	Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission	Animal Nutrition - Legislation List Listing of legislation in the EU regarding such topics as feed additives, feed materials, undesirable substances, medicated feed, methods of analysis, genetically modified feed, and more. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2004	May 10, 2004
	Reid, M.	Background on Toxic Honey Information pamphlet regarding toxic honey and how to manage the risk from toxic honey. Publication Month: October 2003	Oct 18, 2004
	Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission	EU Animal Health Strategy (2007-2013) Information about the development of a new animal health strategy for the EU.	Dec 20, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Extension of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions (Multiple Chemicals) Final rule to extend time-limited tolerances for certain pesticides on certain commodities under certain conditions. Pesticides include carfentrazone-ethyl, coumaphos, dimethenamid, fenbuconazole, indoxacarb, mancozeb, myclobutanil, pyriproxyfen, S-metolachlor, sulfentrazone, thiabendazole, thiophanate methyl, bifenthrin, and diflubenzuron. Commodities affected include fruiting vegetables, honey and honeycomb, dry bulb onions, sugar beets, blueberry, cranberry, ginseng, strawberry, sweet potatoes, flax, lentils, citrus fruit, mushroom, forage and hay orchardgrass, and alfalfa hay and forage. (more) Publication Date: Monday, May 24, 2004	Jun 10, 2004
	Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration	FDA Animal Feed Safety System (AFSS) Public Meeting Presentations and other materials from this meeting held September 23-24, 2003 in Herndon, VA on developing a comprehensive, risk-based Animal Feed Safety System. (more) Event Dates: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - Wednesday, September 24, 2003 Publication Date: Thursday, April 1, 2004	Apr 5, 2004
	Food and Drug Administration	Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Labeling: Cochineal Extract and Carmine Declaration Proposed rule to require food and cosmetic product labels to list the color additives cochineal extract and carmine to assist consumers with allergies to these additives. Includes discussion of regulatory options, costs, and benefits. (more) Deadline: Monday, May 1, 2006 Publication Date: Monday, January 30, 2006	Feb 7, 2006
	Office of Management and Communications, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration	March 2005 Update on Feed Enforcement Activities to Limit the Spread of BSE Update on FDA enforcement activities regarding the Ruminant Feed Ban. Publication Date: Thursday, March 17, 2005	May 31, 2005
	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	National Animal Identification System Website with information regarding the National Animal Identification System program.	Jan 5, 2005
	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	National Animal Identification System; Notice of Availability of a Draft Strategic Plan and Draft Program Standards Notice of availability and request for comments regarding a Draft Program Standards document and Draft Strategic Plan for the National Animal Identification System. (more) Deadline: Monday, June 6, 2005 Publication Date: Friday, May 6, 2005	May 13, 2005
	European Commission	Novel Foods This page provides an overview of the regulatory actions of the European Commission with regard to novel foods, and gives access to specific regulations, lists of applications, notifications, and decisions, opinions of the Scientific Committee on Foodstuffs, and more. (more)	Aug 21, 2002
	Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology	State Legislative and Local Activities related to Agricultural Biotechnology Continue to Grow in 2003-2004 This fact sheet describes state and local legislative activity and trends related to agricultural biotechnology. Publication Month: May 2005	Aug 16, 2005
	Office International des Epizooties (World Organization for Animal Health)	Terrestrial Animal Health Code Standards, guidelines, and recommendations regarding animal health and international trade. Publication Year: 2005	Jan 29, 2004
	Legislative and Public Affairs, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	USDA to Provide Interim System to Register Locations as Part of the National Animal ID System Release regarding an interim premises registration system selected by the USDA as a step towards implementation of a national animal identification system. (more) Publication Date: Monday, July 19, 2004	Aug 2, 2004

Plant Products

Vegetables

Fruits

Peanuts

Nuts or Nut Products

Grains and Grain Products

Other Plant Products

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Environmental Protection Agency	2,4-D; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule that establishes a residue tolerance for 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid in or on hop, soybean, and wild rice. Includes discussion of the aggregate risk assessment and determination of safety. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2005	Jul 28, 2005
	Press Room, European Commission	320 Pesticides to Be Withdrawn in July 2003 This release describes measures taken by the European Commission that require manufacturers to "defend" their plant protection products, and the effects of these measures on products on the market. (more) Publication Date: Sunday, April 7, 2002	Aug 13, 2002
	Environmental Protection Agency	Alternaria destruens Strain 059; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance Final rule that exempts Alternaria destruens from the requirement of a pesticide residue tolerance. Includes discussion of the determination of safety. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2005	May 20, 2005
	Food Standards Australia New Zealand	Application A533 - Food Derived from Glufosinate-ammonium-tolerant Cotton Line LL25: Draft Assessment Report Draft assessment regarding an application for approval for food derived from genetically modified cotton line LL25. Includes discussion of regulatory options. Attachments include "Draft Variation to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code," "Draft Safety Assessment Report," and more. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, July 6, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2005	Jun 30, 2005
	Biotechnology Regulatory Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Biotechnology Regulatory Services: Compliance and Enforcement Information about the BRS's Compliance and Enforcement Program for ensuring compliance with regulations regarding field testing of genetically engineered crops. (more)	Dec 1, 2003
	Environmental Protection Agency	Carfentrazone-Ethyl; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule that establishes residue tolerances for carfentrazone-ethyl and its metabolite in or on certain raw agricultural commodities. Includes discussion of the aggregate risk assessment and determination of safety. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2004	Sep 30, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Chlorfenapyr; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule regarding tolerance for residues of 4-bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(ethoxymethyl)-5- (trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2005	Feb 4, 2005
	Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Compliance Policy Guide: Guidance for FDA Staff: Sec. 500.500 Guidance Levels for 3-MCPD (3-chloro-1,2-propanediol) in Acid-Hydrolyzed Protein and Asian-Style Sauces Draft guidance document "to help FDA personnel determine whether to take enforcement action based upon the presence of 3-MCPD in acid-HP and Asian-style sauces in interstate commerce or offered for import into the United States". (more) Deadline: Thursday, May 25, 2006 Publication Month: May 2006	May 25, 2006
	Environmental Protection Agency	Cyhexatin; Proposed Tolerance Actions Proposed rule to revoke existing tolerances for residues of cyhexatin and to establish a time-limited tolerance for orange juice. (more) Deadline: Friday, August 26, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2005	Jul 28, 2005
	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development	Database for Products Derived Using Modern Biotechnology Prototype database of information on products of modern biotechnology that have been approved or are in the process of being approved for commercialization. The database can be searched or browsed by identifier, organism, company, or country. Information that may be available includes food and feed safety issues, traits, genes, decisions and risk assessments in various countries, and more. (more)	Apr 4, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	DCPA; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule that "establishes tolerances for combined residues of DCPA, dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate, and its metabolites in or on basil, dried leaves; basil, fresh leaves; celeriac; chicory, roots; chicory, tops; chive; coriander, leaves; dill; ginseng; marjoram; parsley, leaves; parsley, dried leaves; radicchio and radish, oriental." Includes discussion of the aggregate risk assessment and determination of safety. (more) Publication Date: Friday, August 20, 2004	Aug 26, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Deltamethrin; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule that establishes a tolerance for combined residues of deltamethrin, trans-deltamethrin, and [alpha]-R-deltamethrin in or on a variety of commodities. Includes discussion of the aggregate risk assessment and determination of safety. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2004	Oct 28, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Dimethyl Ether; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance Final rule that "establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of dimethyl ether or methane, oxybis- as an inert ingredient (propellant) in pesticide formulations applied to growing crops or to raw agricultural commodities (RAC) after harvest." Includes discussion of the determination of safety. A correction to this final rule has been published in 70 FR 38785. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2005	May 24, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Ethylhexyl Glucopyranosides; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance Final rule that "establishes two exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of [alpha]-D-glucopyranoside, 2-ethylhexyl 6-O-[alpha]-D glucopyranosyl- and [alpha]-D- glucopyranoside, 2-ethylhexyl when used as inert ingredients in or on growing crops." Includes discussion of the determination of safety. (more) Deadline: Friday, September 16, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, September 14, 2005	Sep 16, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Extension of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions (Multiple Chemicals) Final rule to extend time-limited tolerances for certain pesticides on certain commodities under certain conditions. Pesticides include carfentrazone-ethyl, coumaphos, dimethenamid, fenbuconazole, indoxacarb, mancozeb, myclobutanil, pyriproxyfen, S-metolachlor, sulfentrazone, thiabendazole, thiophanate methyl, bifenthrin, and diflubenzuron. Commodities affected include fruiting vegetables, honey and honeycomb, dry bulb onions, sugar beets, blueberry, cranberry, ginseng, strawberry, sweet potatoes, flax, lentils, citrus fruit, mushroom, forage and hay orchardgrass, and alfalfa hay and forage. (more) Publication Date: Monday, May 24, 2004	Jun 10, 2004
	Food and Drug Administration	FDA Collaborates with AOAC to Gain Approval of Peanut Test Kits for Food Products Release regarding the announcement that the Association of Official Analytical Chemists - INTERNATIONAL has approved several test kits as Performance Tested Methods for detecting the presence of peanuts in food. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, October 30, 2003	Nov 5, 2003
	Environmental Protection Agency	Fenpyroximate; Time-Limited Pesticide Tolerance Extension Proposed rule to extend time-limited residue tolerances for residues of fenpyroximate and its z-isomer in or on wine grapes and hops. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2004	Apr 29, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Flonicamid; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule that establishes residue tolerances for flonicamid and its metabolites in or on a variety of plant and livestock commodities. Includes discussion of the aggregate risk assessment and determination of safety. (more) Deadline: Monday, September 5, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2005	Sep 5, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Flumioxazin; Pesticide Tolerances Final rule that "establishes tolerances for residues of flumioxazin in or on almond, garlic, grape, onion, peppermint, pistachio, shallot, spearmint, sugarcane, and tuberous/corm vegetables (Subgroup 1C)." Includes discussion of the aggregate risk assessment and determination of safety. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, August 25, 2004	Aug 26, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Folpet; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule that deletes a footnote regarding registrations for the use of folpet on hops in the US in the residue tolerance for folpet on hops. Includes discussion of the aggregate risk assessment and determination of safety. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, August 25, 2004	Aug 26, 2004
	Food and Drug Administration	Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Glycerol Ester of Gum Rosin Final rule that allows for the safe use of glycerol ester of gum rosin for adjusting the density of citrus oils used in beverage preparation. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2005	Apr 2, 2005
	Unnevehr, Laurian J. (Ed.)	Food Safety in Food Security and Food Trade Collection of briefs on such topics as food safety, mycotoxins, and GM crops in developing countries, and food safety, risk, and trade. Includes case studies on "Guatemalan Raspberries and Cyclospora," "Kenyan Fish Exports," "The Shrimp Export Industry in Bangladesh," "Reducing Pesticide Residues on Horticultural Crops," "India Responds to International Food Safety Requirements," "Supermarkets and Quality and Safety Standards for Produce in Latin America," "Beef industry in China," "The Poultry Industry in Colombia," and "Reducing Mycotoxins in Brazilian Crops". (more) Publication Month: September 2003	Aug 19, 2004
	USDA Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture	Global Traceability and Labeling Requirements for Agricultural Biotechnology-Derived Products: Impacts and Implications for the United States Report on the impacts of other countries? biotechnology labeling and traceability requirements for plant-based products on the U.S. food and feed supply chain. (more) Publication Date: Monday, May 9, 2005	May 11, 2005
	Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration	Guidance for Industry: Recommendations for the Early Food Safety Evaluation of New Non-Pesticidal Proteins Produced by New Plant Varieties Intended for Food Use: Draft Guidance Draft guidance for industry on the early food safety evaluation of new non-pesticidal proteins produced by new plant varieties that are intended for food use. Includes discussion of considerations for the early food safety evaluation, communicating with the FDA, and more. (more) Publication Month: November 2004	Nov 22, 2004
	Office of Plant and Dairy Foods and Beverages, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Guidance for Industry: Reducing Microbial Food Safety Hazards for Sprouted Seeds FDA guidelines for preventive controls that should be taken in order to reduce the risk of foodborne illness being carried by sprouts. Includes recommendations for the seed production, seed conditioning, storage, and transportation, sprout production, and seed treatment stages. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, October 27, 1999	Nov 5, 2002
	Environmental Protection Agency	Imazamethabenz-methyl; Tolerance Reassessment Decision for Low Risk Pesticide; Notice of Availability Notice regarding the availability of the Tolerance Reassessment Decision (TRED) and related risk assessments and other documents for imazamethabenz-methyl. (more) Deadline: Friday, April 29, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2005	Apr 5, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Imidacloprid; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions Final rule that establishes time-limited tolerances for residues of imidacloprid and certain metabolites used in or on bananas and sunflowers. Includes discussion of the aggregate risk assessment and determination of safety. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2005	Feb 1, 2005
	European Commission	Introduction to EC Pesticides Residues Legislation This document describes European Commission and Member State activities for regulating pesticide residues and setting maximum residue limits (MRLs) for pesticide residues in food. (more)	Aug 13, 2002
	Environmental Protection Agency	Myclobutanil; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions Final rule that establishes a time-limited residue tolerance for myclobutanil in or on soybeans. Includes discussion of the aggregate risk assessment and determination of safety. (more) Deadline: Monday, August 29, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2005	Aug 29, 2005
	European Commission	Novel Foods This page provides an overview of the regulatory actions of the European Commission with regard to novel foods, and gives access to specific regulations, lists of applications, notifications, and decisions, opinions of the Scientific Committee on Foodstuffs, and more. (more)	Aug 21, 2002
	Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission	Pesticide Residues EU page on pesticide residues. The page contains links to guidance documents, MRLs sorted by crop, pesticide, and food commodity, related legislation, and more. (more)	Nov 10, 2003
	Environmental Protection Agency	Pinene Polymers; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance Final rule that "establishes exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of several alpha- and/or beta-pinene polymers when used as inert ingredients in or on growing crops and when applied to raw agricultural commodities after harvest." Includes discussion of the determination of safety. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2005	May 24, 2005
	Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission	Plant Protection This page links to information regarding the regulation of pesticide residues in foods and the evaluation and authorization of plant protection products in Europe. (more)	Aug 13, 2002
	Environmental Protection Agency	Propiconazole; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions Final rule regarding time-limited residue tolerances for propiconazole and its metabolites in or on soybean, soybean forage, and soybean hay. Includes discussion of the aggregate risk assessment and determination of safety. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2005	Jul 28, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Pyraclostrobin; Pesticide Tolerances Final rule that establishes, increases, or removes residue tolerances for pyraclostrobin and its desmethoxy metabolite in or on a variety of commodities. Includes discussion of the aggregate risk assessment and determination of safety. (more) Publication Date: Friday, October 29, 2004	Nov 4, 2004
	Baardseth, Pernille, et al.	Reduction of Acrylamide Formation in Coffee-based Food Processing