Peanut-Related Policy and Actions

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Environmental Protection Agency	Aspergillus flavus NRRL 21882; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance Final rule that exempts Aspergillus flavus NRRL 21882 from a residue tolerance requirement when applied to peanuts under certain conditions. Includes discussion of the safety assessment for this fungal ingredient. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2004	Jul 1, 2004
	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	Chlorimuron Ethyl; Tolerance Reassessment Decision for Low Risk Pesticide; Notice of Availability Notice regarding the availability of EPA's Tolerance Reassessment Decision, related risk assessments, and other documents related to chlorimuron ethyl. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2004	Oct 21, 2004
	Office of Regulatory Affairs, Food and Drug Administration	Compliance Policy Guide: Sec. 555.250 Statement of Policy for Labeling and Preventing Cross-contact of Common Food Allergens Guidance for FDA staff that includes review of policy on the labeling of allergens in foods and on practices to prevent allergen cross-contact. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, April 19, 2001	Jun 18, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Cyfluthrin; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule that establishes residue tolerances for cyfluthrin in or on a variety of commodities. Includes discussion of the aggregate risk assessment and determination of safety. (more) Deadline: Friday, September 16, 2005 Publication Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2005	Sep 16, 2005
	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
	Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission	Guidance Document for Competent Authorities for the Control of Compliance with EU Legislation on Aflatoxins Guidance document regarding the control of aflatoxins in foods in the EU. Includes discussion of sampling, analysis, reporting of results, non-compliance procedures, and more. Includes an annex entitled "Legislation". (more) Publication Date: Friday, August 5, 2005	Dec 13, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Lactofen; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule that establishes residue tolerances for lactofen in or on peanut, cotton undelinted seed, and cotton gin byproducts. Includes discussion of the aggregate risk assessment and determination of safety. (more) Publication Date: Friday, September 24, 2004	Sep 30, 2004
	Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Beef, Lamb, Pork, Fish, Perishable Agricultural Commodities, and Peanuts; Proposed Rule This proposed rule gives definitions, requirements for consumer notification and product marking, and recordkeeping responsibilities of retailers and suppliers with respect to country of origin labeling of muscle cuts of beef, lamb, and pork, ground beef, ground lamb, and ground pork, farm-raised and wild fish and shellfish, fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables, and peanuts. Includes discussion of the economic analysis, alternative approaches, costs and benefits, and related considerations. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, October 30, 2003	Nov 5, 2003
	Environmental Protection Agency	Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Milk, Soybeans, Eggs, Fish, Crustacea, and Wheat; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance Final rule that exempts peanuts, tree nuts, milk, soybeans, eggs, fish, crustacea, and/or wheat from the requirement of a residue tolerance when used in pesticide products under certain conditions. Includes discussion of comments received on the proposed rule. (more) Publication Date: Friday, January 7, 2005	Jan 13, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Pesticides: Tolerance Exemptions for Crustacea, Eggs, Fish, Milk, Peanuts, Soybeans, Tree Nuts, and Wheat Proposed rule to establish an exemption from a residue tolerance for peanuts, tree nuts, milk, soybeans, eggs, fish, crustacea, and/or wheat under certain conditions of use in pesticide products. The final rule was published in 70 FR 1357, available through GPO Access here. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, July 21, 2004	Jul 22, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Propiconazole; Time-Limited Pesticide Tolerances Final rule that establishes time-limited tolerances for combined residues of propiconazole and certain metabolites in or on corn, field, forage; corn, field, grain; corn, field, stover; corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed; peanut; peanut, hay; pineapple; and pineapple, fodder. Includes discussion of the aggregate risk assessment and determination of safety. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, August 4, 2004	Aug 5, 2004
	Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants (36th : 2004 : Rotterdam, The Netherlands), Codex Alimentarius Commission	Report of the 36th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants The report includes the Committee's decisions and draft documents on topics related to risk analysis, exposure assessment of contaminants and toxins, risk management of aflatoxin in peanuts and tree nuts, of lead in foods, of inorganic tin in canned foods, maximum levels of cadmium in certain grains and vegetables and of deoxynivalenol, levels for radionuclides in foods, standards for food additives, contaminants, and toxins, active chlorine, mycotoxins, and more. (more) Publication Month: April 2004	Apr 30, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	S-metolachlor; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule that establishes residue tolerances for S-metolachlor in or on a variety of 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

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