A Look at FSMA’s New Food-Traceability Rule
As part of the Food Safety Modernization Act, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a new rule requiring stricter controls over the monitoring of food products throughout the supply chain. SCB: What is the nature of this new rule by FDA with regard to high-risk foods? Fernandez: The new proposed rule for additional […]
FDA pilot program tests third-party audit alignment with FSMA
The Food and Drug Administration is launching a voluntary pilot program to evaluate whether services by third-party food safety auditors align with Food Safety Modernization Act requirements. The program focuses on the Preventive Controls and Produce Safety rules, and is designed to help the industry and FDA determine whether the third-party services follow the FSMA […]
Food Traceability List
Section 204 of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act requires the FDA to designate foods for which additional recordkeeping requirements are appropriate and necessary to protect public health, and to establish those recordkeeping requirements. The additional recordkeeping requirements that the FDA proposes to establish are outlined in the Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain […]