FDA Issues FSMA Proposed Rule on Food Preventative Controls; Closely Connected to FSVP
The Food and Drug Administration issued its proposed rule on Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventative Controls (HARPC). The proposal is currently on public inspection, and is set for publication in the Jan. 16 Federal Register. Pursuant to the Food Safety…
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Modernization Act’s requirement that FDA establish a Foreign Supplier Verification Program, importers will have to verify their suppliers’ compliance with HARPC, among other food safety regulations, with some exceptions. “A proposed rule on foreign supplier verification is closely interconnected to this rule on preventive controls for human food, and is expected to publish soon,” said FDA in its HARPC proposal. See future issues of International Trade Today for details.