FDA Announces New Guidance for Small Business Compliance With Produce Safety Regulations
The Food and Drug Administration on Sept. 5 announced a new guidance document to assist small businesses in compliance with the agency’s Food Safety Modernization Act produce safety regulations. The new “small entity compliance guide” can “help farmers determine whether…
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they are eligible for a qualified exemption, which would modify the requirements they are subject to under the Produce Safety Rule. The SECG can also help them understand those modified requirements,” FDA said. Most foreign and domestic farms are required to comply with the rule beginning in January 2018, though compliance dates are staggered for small businesses and farmers of sprouts (see 1511170024).