FDA Releases Guidance on FSMA Compliance for Low-Acid Canned Foods, Juice and Seafood
The Food and Drug Administration on Aug. 7 announced the publication of three new guidance documents to help food producers and importers of low-acid canned foods, juice and seafood comply with new regulations under the Food Safety Modernization Act. The…
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documents explain how FSMA requirements apply to producers and importers subject to FDA’s regulations on low-acid canned foods and hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) regulations for seafood and juice are expected to comply with FSMA’s requirements, including those of the Foreign Supply Verification Program regulations. “FSMA recognizes that FDA has previously-established regulations that are specific to seafood, juice, and LACF and so some exemptions have been made in the FSMA rules for these products,” FDA said. “However, there are still some requirements in the FSMA regulations that apply to processors of the seafood, juice, and LACF products.”