FDA Announces Public Meeting on New Draft Guidance on Intentional Adulteration of Food

The Food and Drug Administration will hold a public meeting April 17 in College Park, Maryland, to discuss its newly updated draft guidance document on mitigation strategies to protect food against intentional adulteration. Once finalized, the guidance will assist in compliance with regulations issued in 2016 requiring food facilities to implement defense measures against acts of terrorism (see 1605260013). The updated guidance now addresses education and training, and the updated version also has new sections of the existing chapter on vulnerability assessments on evaluation, identifying vulnerabilities and identifying actionable process steps (see 1903060020).