OMB Extends Review of FDA Proposed Rule on Produce Safety Standards
The Office of Management and Budget has extended its review of a Food and Drug Administration proposed rule required by the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) that would establish and publish science-based minimum standards for the safe production and harvesting of those types of fruits and vegetables, including specific mixes or categories of fruits and vegetables, that are raw agricultural commodities, at risk of contamination and serious adverse health consequences or death.
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(See ITT's Online Archives 12022414 for summary of the FDA Commissioner's remarks stating that the agency would soon be publishing several proposed rules to implement parts of the FSMA. The five highest priority rules will relate to third-party certification, foreign supplier verification, preventative controls at human food and animal feed production facilities, and produce safety. The third-party certification proposed rule was expected in March 2012.)