FDA Sets Waivers From Upcoming Sanitary Transportation Regulations for Food
The Food and Drug Administration will grant three waivers from the requirements of its new sanitary transportation regulations for food set to take effect for many on April 6, it said (here). The agency will waive the rule’s requirements for…
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(i) businesses with valid permits inspected under the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments’ Grade “A” Milk Safety Program (when transporting Grade “A” milk and milk products); (i) food establishments authorized by a regulator to engage as a receiver or shipper and carrier when the food is sold or served directly to consumers; and (iii) businesses transporting molluscan shellfish (such as oysters, clams, mussels or scallops) that are certified and inspected under the requirements established by the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference’s (ISSC) National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP). The sanitary transportation regulations, mandated by the Food Safety Modernization Act, require that shippers, carriers by motor vehicle or rail vehicle, receivers, and other persons engaged in the transportation of food to use sanitary transportation practices to ensure that food is not transported under conditions that may render the food adulterated (see 1604050023).