FDA Issues Small Business Guidance on Sanitary Transportation Requirements for Food
The Food and Drug Administration on Nov. 21 released a guidance document intended to help small businesses comply with new regulations on the sanitary transportation of food. The agency’s small entity compliance guide includes information on who is subject to…
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the new regulations, issued in 2016 pursuant to the Food Safety Modernization Act (see 1604050023), as well as when compliance is required and what activities are required to comply. The guide also includes information on training and recordkeeping requirements and waivers from the sanitary transportation rules. Compliance with the new requirements is required by April 6, 2018, for small businesses, and has been required since April 2017 for other businesses that do not qualify for exemptions. Under the regulations, all shippers, carriers, loaders and receivers are responsible for ensuring that transportation operations comply with FDA regulations through the use of competent supervisory personnel; segregation and isolation to prevent contamination; and temperature controls.