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FDA Announces New Guidance for Small Business Compliance With Produce Safety Regulations
September 5, 2017 |FDA

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 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).

FDA Starting FSVP Compliance Inspection Process, Consultancy Says
August 31, 2017 |FDA

The Food and Drug Administration has begun contacting importers to schedule inspections of their compliance with Foreign Supplier Verification Program regulations, according to a recent blog post by Registrar Corp. “Since the compliance deadline, Registrar Corp is aware that importers have begun receiving emails from FDA with the subject line: ‘FSVP Inspection Requirements, Handouts & Law,’” the blog post said. “This email informs importers of an upcoming FDA inspection to examine their compliance with FSVP requirements.” FDA will initially conduct “interactive inspections” with opportunities for explanation for both regulators and importers, giving importers an opportunity to correct problems before the agency takes action, an FDA official recently said (see 1705260036). Most importers have been required to comply with FSVP since May 30. FDA did not comment.

FDA Adds Heat Treatment Info to Draft Guidance on Preventive Controls Rules for Human Food
August 31, 2017 |FDA

The Food and Drug Administration updated a draft guidance document on its hazard analysis and preventive controls regulations for human food to add a new chapter on heat treatment, it said. FDA said it “intends to publish at least 14 chapters of the guidance,” which was first issued in August 2016 (see 1608230028), “and will continue to announce the availability of each chapter as it becomes available.” This latest section is chapter six. The next compliance date for food facilities subject to the rule is Sept. 18, 2017, when small businesses with fewer than 500 full-time employees are required to comply.