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REGULATORY NEWS FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 27, 2022
We are very pleased to announce that Terry Pepper has joined FPCSC. Terry is a Quality and Food Safety Professional with over 35 years in the Food and Beverage Industry. Terry has extensive training and hold numerous certifications such as BSc, Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), SQF Practitioner, SQF Auditor, HACCP, PCQI, and FDQI. Terry is experienced in GFSI and Regulatory audits, as well as specialty audits such as Organic, Non-GMO, Ethical/Social Compliance, Halal and Kosher. Terry is available to help you prepare for certification audits, conduct internal audits or to share her vast experience to help your company succeed with their food safety program. The Government of Canada would like to remind you that the deadline for responding to the Notice with respect to certain substances on the Revised In Commerce List, including biopolymers, plant extracts, mineral extracts, proteins, fats, animal extracts, waxes, and carbohydrates, published on March 12, 2022 in the Canada Gazette, Part I, is September 14, 2022. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives announce their planned review of the safety of aspartame. This work is extremely important as it will review new evidence which may result in restrictions for the use of aspartame in foods. Important amendments to the Competition Act became law on June 23, 2022, strengthening the Competition Bureau’s ability to protect Canadian consumers, businesses and workers from anti-competitive conduct. Looking to learn more about plant health? The CFIA is resuming the Plant Research Seminar and Fireside Chat Series after a brief pause in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This series is an opportunity for CFIA plant scientists to share their research and engage with those who are interested in all things plant health. The amendment adda four chemicals (calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN), hexamine, aluminum powder and acetone) to the currently regulated 10 restricted components. The objective of the proposed amendments is to reduce or eliminate information gaps that undermine TC’s ability to administer and enforce transportation of dangerous goods requirements effectively. The proposed amendments would help TC ensure that transportation of dangerous goods requirements are administered and enforced consistently and appropriately according to risk across the transportation sector, which in turn may reduce the likelihood and severity of incidents and accidents involving the transportation of dangerous goods. The results of the premarket assessment support the safety of acesulfame potassium for its requested uses. Consequently, Health Canada has extended the use of acesulfame potassium as described in the information document below by modifying the List of Permitted Sweeteners, effective June 20, 2022. The Regulations eliminate, or restrict six categories of SUPs in Canada and are made pursuant to section 93 of CEPA. Significant New Activity orders have been published for 1 organisms: The ministers assessed information on seven substances (chemicals and polymers) new to Canada and determined that they meet the criteria for addition to the Domestic Substances List, under subsection 87(1) or 87(5) of CEPA. The objective of the Regulations is to amend the regulatory requirements for surface coating materials and applied coating materials under the CCPSA so that they are clear, consistent, relevant to all types of coating materials (including stickers, films and similar materials) and better aligned with requirements in the United States, without imposing an unnecessary compliance burden on industry. The Food Directorate’s position is that there is no conclusive scientific evidence that the food additive TiO2 is a concern for human health. This is based on a review of the available scientific data relevant to food uses of TiO2. However, we will continue to monitor the emerging science on the safety of TiO2 as a food additive and may revisit our position if new scientific information becomes available. Regulations Amending the NATURAL HEALTH PRODUCTS REGULATIONS (NHPR) in order to (1) require important product information be presented in a standardized facts table; (2) require labelling of food allergens, gluten, added sulphites and aspartame; (3) subject regulatory text to legibility requirements; (4) require a manufacturer or importer to display an e-mail address, telephone number, or website address within an NHP’s Product Facts. Regulations Amending the SAFE FOOD FOR CANADIANS REGULATIONS in order to (1) simplify and reduce duplication of labelling requirements by harmonizing certain food commodity-specific requirements and by repealing others; and (2) clarify to stakeholders that the licensing and related provisions do not apply to the preparation of food by restaurants and similar enterprises, maintaining the status quo. Regulations Amending the FOOD AND DRUG REGULATIONS in order to simplify and reduce duplication of labelling requirements by harmonizing certain food commodity-specific requirements and by repealing others. The proposed Vaping Products Reporting Regulations (proposed Regulations) seek to provide Health Canada with vaping product-related information that would help to better understand the impact of these products and further the objectives of the TVPA. One of these objectives is to prevent vaping product use from leading to the use of tobacco products by young persons and non-users of tobacco products.
The 2022 Committee Leadership Conference will take place on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at the Victoria Inn and Convention Centre. Section 7 of Regulation 851 requires that a pre-start health and safety review be carried out in facilities on certain machinery, protective elements, structures, and processes that can pose a serious hazard to worker health and safety, before they are operated for the first time or before modifications are made. WorkSafeNB is seeking stakeholder feedback to understand the economic and business impacts of proposed amendments to General Regulation 91-191 under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) s issuing significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for chemical substances which were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). This rule is effective on August 26, 2022. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) reinstated the excise taxes imposed on certain chemicals and imported chemical substances under Internal Revenue Code sections 4661 through 4672 beginning July 1, 2022. The Superfund chemical taxes will be reported on Form 720, Quarterly Federal Excise Tax Return, and Form 6627, Environmental Taxes. The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a broad outreach effort to describe and discuss with stakeholders how the Agency evaluates data provided for new chemicals submissions and common issues that cause EPA to have to reconduct risk assessments (“rework”) for these submissions. Beginning July 24, 2022, the entity identification code “UNK” will no longer be accepted in the Entity Number field by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Consistent with 21 CFR 1.509(a), FSVP importers will be required to ensure that their valid, 9-digit DUNS number is provided in the Entity Number field. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a proposed rule titled, “Nonprescription Drug Product with an Additional Condition for Nonprescription Use,” which is intended to broaden the range of marketed nonprescription drugs available to consumers, empowering them to self-treat certain common conditions and improving public health. The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has adopted an NSRL of 3.7 micrograms per day for exposures to 1,3-dichloropropene by the oral and inhalation routes (adopted in Title 27, Cal. Code of Regs., Section 25705(b)). Assessing chemicals in groups has sped up authorities’ work, with assessments for 1 900 substances finalised in 2021. For around 300 of these, risk management actions could begin immediately. Safety Share On April 27, 46 jurisdictions in Canada and the U.S. removed 1,290 commercial motor vehicles with brake-related critical vehicle inspection item violations from Canadian and American roadways. That’s 14.1% of the 9,132 commercial motor vehicles inspected that day. Summer is too short to miss due to a heat-related illness that could have been easily avoided. Let’s all do our part to celebrate the summer heat, safely. The 2022 NSC Safety Congress & Expo will offer more than 125 educational opportunities including Professional Development Seminars, Keynotes and Technical Sessions. All designed to help you advance your career, earn CEUs and provide new skills to help you perform your day-to-day job better. Theme: Collaborating for good SQF Unites offers a unique combination of educational formats and engagement activities that you can tailor to meet your company and personal goals.Advocacy
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