FDA issues three long-awaited final rules to implement FSMA provisions.

FDA has issued final rules to implement three major provisions of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).  The rules are scheduled for publication in the Federal Register on November 27, 2015.

  • Click here for FDA’s overview of the final rule to implement the produce safety standards and here for the full text of the final rule (pre-publication version).
  • Click here for FDA’s overview of the final rule to implement the foreign supplier verification program (FSVP) for importers of food for humans and animals and here for the full text of the final rule (pre-publication version).
  • Click here for FDA’s overview of the final rule to implement the third-party certification program and here for the full text of the final rule (pre-publication version).

Keller and Heckman LLP is preparing full analyses of these three final rules and continues to provide legal advice and support to growers, food processors, ingredient suppliers, and other stakeholders related to FSMA compliance.