On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the first two final rules under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The rules establish extensive new food safety requirements for all facilities that manufacture, process, pack or hold human or animal food products. Specifically, the rules require food facilities to:
The deadlines listed below for compliance with the new rules are determined by the size of the facility and begin to run from the date of publication of the final rules. The rules will not be formally published until September 17, 2015.
Links to the new rules are below:
If you have questions about the new FSMA regulations or other food regulatory questions, please contact Chris Predko (616.752.2190 or cpredko@wnj.com).
